UL Journalism Stylebook

Stylebook for use by journalism students including common words, rules of grammar and punctuation and writing guideliens for news journalism

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the journalism@ul house
book
Things you can’t do, things you shouldn’t
do, things you definitely shouldn’t do and
things your absolutely, definitely can’t and
shouldn’t do to the English language.
By Tom Felle &
Anthony Quinn
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Journalism@UL
House Stylebook
Edited By
Tom Felle
tom.felle@ul.ie
and
Anthony Quinn
anthony.quinn@ul.ie
Journalism Section
School of Languages, Literature,
Culture and Communication,
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
www.ul.ie/journalism
ÂŠ 2012
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION•
5
Ethical principles for journalism students•
5
We are guided by the following principles:•
6
SIMPLE RULES FOR NEWS WRITING•
7
WHY STYLE IS IMPORTANT•
7
BASIC GUIDE TO GRAMMAR•
8
Being clear•
Common words•
9
11
‘LINGO’ - JOURNALISM TERMS•
12
A TO Z OF STYLE•
18
NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS•
33
GOVERNMENT•
35
Oireachtas Éireann•
35
Political Party Press Offices•
35
Government and Ministers•
36
Government Press Officers•
38
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICERS•
41
GEOGRAPHY•
69
Counties•
69
County Councils•
69
Motorways and roads•
70
Rivers and Lakes•
70
Lakes•
71
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“
News is something somebody
wants suppressed – all the rest is
advertising.
”
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Introduction
Ethical principles for journalism students
THE 19th century press baron William Randolph Hearst once said,
“news is something somebody wants suppressed – all the rest is advertising.” In the 21st century global news environment that statement
may seem somewhat simplistic, however as journalists it is still our
striving aim to report the news, even when those in positions of power
may want to prevent us from doing so.
News journalists, by the power of our work, hold crucially important
positions in society. As journalists we act to hold those in power to account, and to expose wrongdoing and corruption. In short we report
all the news, all the time, in an effort to inform our readers. We act as
professional citizens in an informed society, as watchdogs on democracy. Our work is recognised and protected (albeit implicitly) by constitutions throughout the world including the First Amendment to the
US Constitution, Article 40.6 of Bunracht na hEireann, Article 10 of the
European Convention on Human Rights and Article 19 of the United
Nations Convention on Civil and Political Rights.
With such power comes great responsibility, a responsibility to be fair
and accurate, to report verifiable facts obtained from reliable sources,
to quote people accurately and honestly, and where possible to hear
both sides of a story and give an opportunity to both sides to comment. We owe the entirety of that responsibility to our readers.
At all time.
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We are guided by the following principles:
• We present the facts within news stories free from all partisanship, comment or bias,
having made all reasonable efforts to establish and verify those facts.
• We always seek both sides of a news story, and make it clear that we have sought both
sides if we are unable to get a comment from one side. In that regard journalism students should adhere to best practice by checking and independently all verifying facts,
having at least two reliable sources on a story for a class assignment and for publication.
• We always work within the bounds of taste and decency, we should not shirk away
from presenting unpalatable facts but only do so in the context of reporting the news,
and not for their shock value.
• We should not avoid rigorous investigative endeavours or shy away from asking the
tough questions to get the truth but we will not employ clandestine measures or invade the privacy of either public or private figures in doing so.
• We do not use subterfuge to gain access to people or places, we always identify ourselves as journalism students and we tell our interviewees whether or not we hope to
have our work published.
• We conceal our identity only in cases where there is an overriding national or public
interest consideration in doing so, where by concealing our identity we can expose illegality, corruption or serious maladministration or mistreatment of people, and where
there is no other realistic alternative available to uncover the truth. In such cases we
always seek a comment from those affected by our reporting before we publish our
news stories.
• We check and if necessary double-check the accuracy of quotes but we do not under
any circumstances agree to provide prepublication copies of our work to sources.
• We never reveal a source under any circumstances and where necessary we take all
practicable steps to protect the identity of our sources.
• We do not accept free gifts of any kind under any circumstances in the course of carrying out our work as journalists or use our positions to curry favour or unfair personal
advantage.
• We do not plagiarise the work of colleagues. Where we refer to articles previously published we always acknowledge the source of the material.
• At all times students of journalism should adhere to guidelines laid down by professional organisations including the National Union of Journalists and the Press Ombudsman and Press Council when reporting news.
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Simple rules for news writing
• All news stories should be tightly written, with a strong intro, and should in most cases be
written in an inverted pyramid style.
• Reporters should include their strongest news lines at the top of their stories, and should
avoid simply recounting a narrative of what happened, in the order it happened.
• Reporters should seek to answer the 5Ws and how within the first three paragraphs. Remember, they are What (happened); Where (did it happen); Who (did it happen to); When
(did it happen); Why (did it happen) and How (did it happen). News stories don’t always
follow that order, however, so the who, or the why maybe more important than the where
or the when.
• Reporters should always seek to back up their stories with evidence from documentation
or quotes from sources, in most cases more than one, and should seek to give balance to
two sides of a story.
• Reporters should only include facts once they have satisfied themselves that the facts are
correct and have been verified as such.
• If a reporter is in doubt he/she should seek to establish and verify facts before use. If this
is not possible then unverified facts should not be used.
Why style is important
As journalists our striving aim is to break the news, report the facts and get our stories published before our rivals. In doing that we must write in a clear and concise manner so as to be
understood by our readers. In the same way that we strive for best practice in sourcing and
reporting the news we also strive for best practice when presenting the news for publication
or broadcast.
Style guides are designed to give guidance to journalists on how to approach news writing in
terms of titles, spelling, names, numbers etc, in order that copy has uniformity to it. While
rules on grammar are correct to the English language, English language style usage for news
writing is somewhat interpretive. This stylebook has examined best practice within the newspaper industry in Ireland and the UK in order to produce guidelines on style for all news writing (assignments and student publications) within the University. In doing so, it is important
to acknowledge that rules have been influenced by style guidelines laid down by Independent
Newspapers, The Irish Times, and the BBC. Their stylebooks, as well as the Clare People’s inhouse Style Guide, have been consulted when producing this guide.
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Basic guide to grammar
NOUN
Common nouns are naming words such as journalist, car or goat, and can be singular or plural.
A proper noun is a name and usually starts with a capital letter (Ireland, Tom, Limerick). Nouns
that refer to collections of people and things are called collective nouns (the Government, the
Cabinet, the team). Collective nouns are almost always singular (the Government is in crisis)
however there are four notable exceptions, namely police, staff, names of bands and sports
teams, eg Ireland are winning 2-0 in Sydney at half-time; gardai are investigating the murder;
U2 have announced details to donate â&#x201A;Ź1m to charity.
VERB
A verb denotes an action, experience, occurrence or state of being, eg to kick, to feel, to happen, to love.
PRONOUN
These words take the place of nouns, or refer to nouns, eg he, her, we, them.
ADJECTIVE
An adjective is a describing word, usually describing a noun or pronoun, eg Welsh, big, blue.
ADVERB
An adverb describes a verb or adjective, eg clearly, gracefully, finally, suddenly. In some cases
adverbs used in news writing, such as newly established, recently married are not hyphenated
(usually â&#x20AC;&#x201C;ly ending adverbs) but in other cases they are. These are usually short and common
such as ill, much, little and well, eg well-known, ill-prepared, little-understood, and muchloved.
PREPOSITION
Prepositions are the little words which hold a sentence together, often by showing direction or
location, eg in, to, from, by, with, beyond. Traditionally grammar rules stated that you should
not end a sentence with a preposition however it is now considered allowable according to
the BBC style guide.
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Being clear
It might sound obvious, but as journalists our news stories need to be clearly written so as to
avoid any ambiguity about what it is we want to say.
Look at the following examples:
• A suicide bomber has struck again in Jerusalem
• (Was he unsuccessful the first time)
• 10 year old girls are more likely to smoke in Galway than in any other county.
• (Is that 10 one-year-old babies smoking, or girls aged 10)
• An overturned truck heading north on the M50 blocked traffic for four hours
• (So the truck is somehow managing to move, is it)
The key to good writing is to tell a story in a clear manner, using simple thoughts simply expressed. Journalism students should use short sentences and short words and avoid overcomplicating stories. Sentences that are confused, complicated, poorly written or capable of being
misunderstood make for confusing news stories. If readers do not understand your news story,
they may turn the page, or worse, change newspaper. Remember writing simply and clearly is
not the same as dumbing down or being simplistic, it often takes greater skill to choose words
carefully that tell a story in an easily understood manner that to write verbose, complicated
and unintelligible copy.
Computer spell check
Not to be trusted. Computer spell checks in software packages such as Microsoft Word identify
words, but cannot understand context, so a mistyped word such as sold (mistyped as cold, for
example) will not show up as being incorrect. Journalism students should train themselves to
spot mistakes in their copy through familiarising themselves with rules of grammar and style
and through regular practice and training. It can often help to swap your work with another
student so your work is read with “fresh eyes” before you hand it in. Your subbing skills will
also be improved by checking other students’ work. The “read aloud” test where you read your
copy out loud helps you spot mistakes and long winded paragraphs.
Txt speak
As journalists we do not use txt speak – phraseology used in text messaging - in our news writing, except in rare occasions where it is appropriate (an article about txt speak, for example).
F words
As a general rule, profanity is not acceptable in news writing but may be used as part of a
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quote if, in your opinion, it is necessary in the context of the news story. It is house style to
censor profanity using x, eg fxxxing. Where the person quoted uses the word “feck” or “effing,”
those words do not need to be censored. For feature writing journalists could consider using
a phrase such as “unparliamentary language,” a “blast of profanity” or some similar phrase in
their copy. The gratuitous use of profanity for its shock value is not encouraged. A final decision on the use of profanity in student publications should be made by the chief sub and the
editor, following consultation with members of faculty.
Misused words
• Biggest, fastest should only be used when comparing one thing with many others; bigger, faster etc should be used when comparing one thing with one other thing.
• Over means above, and should not be used to describe things that are larger, or more
than, eg “over 100,000 people are on the dole” is incorrect; use “more than 100,000
are on the dole” instead. Similarly under means below, mostly reporters use it when
they should be using “fewer than or “less than”.
• Fewer refers to distinct objects whereas less refers to mass or volume. Use appropriately, eg “farmers are receiving fewer cheques from Brussels than last year, therefore
they claim have less money.”
• Either should always be followed by or; neither should always be followed by nor.
• Literally means what it says, and is overused in news writing. Try to avoid.
• Avoid using very, it has little impact as an adverb.
• If you need to describe someone as famous they probably aren’t, so avoid doing so.
• Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things. Here are a few common homophones to be aware of:
• Aural relates to the sense of hearing whereas oral relates to the mouth or speech.
• Council is an assembly such a local authority whereas a counsel is an advisor.
• To complement means to add to, whereas to compliment means to express admiration.
• To check means to establish if something is correct or to verify, a cheque is a financial
instrument used in lieu of cash.
• A currant is a dried grape whereas current relates to the present.
• To be discreet means to be tactful whereas discrete means separate or distinct
• Rock climbers make a descent of a mountain, but standards of taste are considered to
be decent. Dissent may lead to an argument.
• Practice is a noun, eg a GP practice, or to be in the process of carrying something out,
eg to put ideas into practice; whereas to practise is a verb meaning to exercise repeat-
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edly, eg to practise the piano.
• A principal is a head teacher, or a most important thing or event; whereas principle
is a standard of rule of conduct, eg “the Minister agreed in principle to reinstate the
education allowance but said she could not do so until she had spoken to the school
principals’ association.”
• A site is a piece of land whereas sight is the power of seeing.
Common words
Where there are two or more spellings of a word, use the following as a guide:
• Ageing, likeable etc with middle ‘e’
• All right, not alright
• Among, not amongst
• Bypass, not by-pass
• Burned, dreamed, learned etc – use ‘ed” not ‘t’, (eg not burnt)
• Enquiry, to make an enquiry is to ask a question to an inquiry is an investigation
• Hello (not hi)
• okay (lower case, not OK or ok)
• Programme for television; program for computers
• Underage: underage drinkers; but under age: the boy was under age.
• Whiskey (for Irish whiskey); but whisky for Scottish whisky.
Irish language terms that are well known and understood can be used without translation.
Others that are not should be translated. House style is to include a fada for Irish language
names (people and organisations) if the person or organisation uses the fada. Reporters should
check before use.
Foreign words that have become common in English vernacular (such as café, croissant) can be
used as normal. Others, such as Latin legal terms should be italicised, eg nolle prosequi.
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‘Lingo’ - journalism terms
Byline
The author of the news story, and it appears the beginning of all written copy. House style is to
capitalise By, eg By Joe Kelly. Where more than one byline is to be used on a news story, names
should be separated by “and” for a jointly authored story or by a comma between each name
except for the last two names, which should be separated by “and” for multiple bylines, eg By
Michael Jones, Mary Noone and Tom Fallon.
Copy
Journalistic slang for your news story.
Intro
The introduction to a news story. Should include the most important detail of the story and
ideally be 20 to 25 words long.
Par
Short for paragraph, usually refers to 30 words, so a 10 par story is 300 words. Known as
“graph” in US newsrooms.
Catchline: One/two word title (traditionally at the top right of your story, nowadays with
computers it is usually the file name) that identifies your story, eg ‘Factory fire’. With common words like murder and rape, it may be necessary to add a second word if there are more
than one of those events on the news list.
Headline
The title on your news story. It will usually appear in big, bold type above your story. Reporters do not usually write headlines.
Sub-head
A smaller second headline that appears directly below a headline. It will not further explain a
headline but may act as a second headline, or second angle, on a news story.
Deadline:
The due date, or due time for your copy. Never miss a deadline.
Strapline
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The strapline will usually appear either directly above or directly below the headline, and is
used to further explain a headline. It will be written in a much smaller font and may be a full
sentence rather than a headline.
Sidebar
A small story to go with a bigger, larger one. The smaller story may take one aspect of the major story and explain it in more detail.
Nutgraph
A short paragraph of copy between the headline and the copy that sums up your news story
or feature. It is usually written by subs. For opinion and analysis writing it usually presents the
central thesis of your argument
Lead
The lead story on an individual page. “The lead” is the front page, whereas “page lead” or “inside lead” refers to other page leads on other pages. “The off-lead” refers to the second story
on a front page.
Leading
The gap between two lines known as paragraph spacing in word processors. Originates from
hot metal printing when a strip of metal was used to separate lines of text.
Marking
Reporters as assigned daily events to cover such as reporting from courts, council and various
other scheduled events. These are known within the industry as ‘markings’.
Off-diary
This is a story that is not in the news diary for the day. “Diary” stories are events such as press
conferences, courts, planned protests or meetings, council or Dail sittings. Off diary stories are
those that journalists have found for themselves, either by “beating the streets”, from a phone
call from a source, or through other means such as a Freedom of Information Act request, or a
new angle on a story that is recent, or the journalist has been following. Off-diary stories can
often, though not always, be exclusives. News editors love off diary stories and journalists who
can deliver regular off diary stories will find work easily.
Page-three story
Contrary to the commonly perceived view, a “page three” story is more commonly understood
as a lighter, quirky story in the industry. The page will always have a large picture, which may
be connected to the story or something different, but again something light. After page one
newspapers tend to go light on page three. Stories that appear on page three often equates
to the “and finally” stories that TV and radio news bulletins run, such as the new koalas at the
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zoo. They can very often also be entertainment related.
Op Ed
This literally means “opposite editorial” and refers to the opinion pieces that appear on the
editorial page, or the page opposite. There may, in the case of serious broadsheet newspapers,
be more than one op ed page.
Check calls
Calls that are routinely made to the authorities – such as the Gardai, the Army, fire brigade and
the Coast Guard to “check” if anything has happened.
Pic
A picture. While journalists have traditionally not been required to take their own pictures,
this is changing and it certainly helps if you can.
Shift
One working day in a newsroom. Freelances with aspirations to work full-time will start working “shifts” and build up from there. Morning town refers to a morning shift, while afternoon
town refer to an afternoon shift. This is when most of the news happens so consequently this
is when most journalists work. Morning town (for a daily) is usually from about 10am to 6pm;
while afternoons are usually 2pm or 3pm to 10pm or 11pm. Night town – a night shift, usually
involves little more than check calls, and being on duty in case of an emergency story breaking.
Beat
An area in which a journalist has specialised. It can be geographic (such as the Midlands) or
topic specific (such as crime).
Colour
A type of news writing on an event that is part opinion and part satire. Its main aim is to humanise heavy news reporting with lighter descriptive reportage. It differs from opinion or analysis
in that it is not designed to give an opinion, though opinion is often implicit within colour writing. See Miriam Lord in The Irish Times.
Reporter
Reporters cover the daily breaking news, press conferences etc, but will also be expected to
come up with their own news stories. The reporter can be junior or senior.
Correspondent
A senior journalist who covers a specific ‘beat’, such as health, crime, environment, politics
etc, and referred to in journalistic slang as a “corr”. Correspondents will cover major ongo-
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ing stories in their particular beat, but will be expected to produce most of their own stories
on a daily basis. Some correspondencies may be part-time, meaning that the journalist may
have another job along with their correspondency. In Ireland posts including the book editor
and motoring correspondent are usually only part-time, and journalists who hold these posts
would have other day jobs, such as working as a sub editor. The social affairs or consumer affairs correspondent, for example, may be a reporter who covers this part-time. Regional correspondents may be either reporters or correspondents, who cover a particular region (Midlands, West, South etc). Foreign correspondents cover countries or large geographical areas
and are usually “jacks of all trade”, part politics, part business, part colour, part foreign affairs,
part war correspondent, and will also be expected to do basic reporting on events of interest
to the newspaper’s readership.
(Writing) Editor
A very senior news journalist who is promoted to an editor position, such as Education Editor,
or Security Editor. They will usually have a correspondent and/or reporter(s) working directly
under them and will run that section, coordinating with the news desk on daily coverage, as
well as medium and long term planning. They will be considered an authority on their subject
area and will contribute regularly to opinion pages, and may produce supplements for special
events as required.
News editor
Runs the news desk and may have a number of deputies. He/she will assign all work to reporters, plan the day’s news coverage, hold news conferences to talk through the day’s news
with senior editors and other departments. The news editor will normally have a say in the
recruitment and retention of new staff, and in promotions. The best news editors make the
newspaper.
News desk
The engine room of the newspaper, and is managed by the news editor or deputies. The news
desk will coordinate with other departments such as business and sport (very often there may
be a crossover such as Budget day when business news becomes main news, or All Ireland
Final day when sports news is main news). Everything that happens from a news point of view
goes through the news desk.
All news copy will be channelled through this point, as will queries from the subs, legal questions, calls from press and publicity professionals and members of the public with possible
stories. A duty news editor can log more than 200 calls in an average news day. Large news
organisations may have senior news editor(s) who have been promoted from the daily grind
of the news desk, but are still attached to, who look after particular jobs, such as staffing, legal
issues, forward planning, or liaising with regions/foreign staff.
Picture desk
Staffed by the picture editor. He/she co-ordinates the pictorial coverage with the different
departments, and organises coverage from within a pool of photographers on individual days.
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Subs
The sub editors. Down-table subs are the lowest rank of sub editor, on similar pay grades to
ordinary reporters. They check the copy for spelling errors, inaccuracies and usually lay the
story out on a page and write a headline. At this stage articles may be sent to a lawyer to check
for potential libels or other legal issues. Secondary editing may also take place by experienced
down table subs, who recheck stories, re-read headlines and may tweak articles.
Back desk
These are the senior editors of the newspaper, the most experienced of which will be the
chief sub, some assistant editors and possibly a deputy editor or the editor herself. Everything
that makes it into the paper will be read at least once, maybe twice by the back desk, and final changes to news pages such as headline, final placement of news stories and pictures etc
will be done at this stage. Usually little is changed materially, though headlines may often be
tweaked. The front page will be given special attention by the back desk.
Broadsheet
Refers to the size of the news pages as being “broad” as in the size of The Irish Times, the Irish
Examiner, and the bigger version of the Irish Independent.
Tabloid
Refers, again, to the size of the news pages of papers like the Sun, Mirror, Daily Mail etc. Of
course it also has connotations of being aggressive, entertainment lead and sensationalising,
sometimes referred to as the “gutter press” in the UK.
Berliner
New-ish term to describe newspapers including the Guardian and the Irish News. It refers to
the paper’s size. Newspapers who wanted to move to a smaller page size due to changing
reader habits, but did not want to go tabloid sized, have chosen this size as an alternative.
The term is named after the Berliner newspaper though ironically the Berliner is not a Berliner
sized newspaper.
Typeface
Family of fonts
Fonts
Refers to the type of print that is used – in computer terms Arial or Times New Roman are
fonts. There are two main types, serif and sans serif. Serif refers to the curves on the side of
fonts – like Times New Roman – notice how the sides of the letters curve. Articles are almost
always printed in a serif font. Sans serif is the opposite, no curves on the sides of fonts, such as
an Arial or Helvetica font – these are usually used for headlines.
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Case
Upper case and lower case refer to words written in CAPITALS (UPPER) or in normal (lower)
case. They get their names from the days when the letters were kept in cases on manual printing machines, with the upper case letters kept in shelves higher up, and lower case letters kept
in shelves lower down.
House style / stylebook
This refers to the media organisation’s own way of writing common words, and dealing with
particular situations. Most large organisations will have their own, either published or available in-house. Common style guides for reference include the Guardian’s, and the BBC’s style
guide. Most are very similar but may have small differences, for instance when referring to
foreign names that have been translated from another language (frequently Arabic) such as
Hezbollah (Hizbullah) or al Qaeda (Al-Qaida). A common difference between the Irish Independent and The Irish Times, for example, is in Ministerial titles. The Indo refers to the “Health
Minister” or the “Enterprise Minister” whereas the Times will always use the full title on first
reference, such as “Dr Jimmy Devins, Minister of State at the Departments of Enterprise, Trade
and Employment and Education and Science with special responsibility for Science, Technology and Innovation”.
Basket
Old terminology for an actual basket that reporters’ stories would go into once typed on a
typewriter. Frequently reporters would ring a bell and should “copy” and a copy boy would
come and collect it and put it into the basket. Nowadays it refers to electronic folders where
reporters send their stories once finished so the news desk can edit, then send to the subs for
more editing and placement. Generally most newsrooms will have some or all of the following, and stories will move through in this order: A personal basket – the news desk basket - the
subs basket – the chief subs basket – the back desk basket. Systems may also have a spike basket for dead stories, a hold basket for stories on hold or that may be with the lawyers, or being
held for a later or next day edition. Other departments such as features, business and sports
departments will have similar basket layouts.
Putting the paper to bed
Finishing for the day and sending the newspaper to the printers. Usually pages are sent during
a period of a few hours, and the front page is always, or nearly always, the last to go. The paper is “put to bed” for the first edition once the front page has gone, and first editions usually
arrive about two to three hours afterwards. A few, some or several pages may be changed or
completely re-written in the meantime. For major events the entire news plan may be torn up
and a new paper prepared. In this case, in theory at least, an overweight and out of breath editor wearing red braces and carrying an overflowing coffee cup and a sheet of paper will shout
“STOP THE PRESS”, though it rarely happens.
Kill/spike
To send a news story to an electronic trash basket. A kill fee is a payment for a story that has
not been used, but has been written by you.
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A to Z of style
Age
It is house style to include the ages of people quote in news stories if it is appropriate. House
style is to include the age in numerals and in brackets after first mention of the name, eg John
Murphy (23). In certain circumstances house style is to write age as x-years-old, if your news
story is about children of a particular age, for example. In that case, ages from one to nine are
spelled out and ages from 10 upwards are written in numerals, eg six-year-old; 44-year-old.
Note that age written in this form is hyphenated. Also note that if the age written in this form
starts a sentence, it is house style to spell the age rather than write in numerals, eg “Twentyyear-old Polish women are twice as likely to be married compared to their European counterparts, new figures reveal.”
Army / Air Corps
see Defence Forces
Ampersand symbol
It is house style to use “and” instead of the “&” symbol in all cases, except where the symbol is
used as part of a trade name by an individual or company, eg Jim Barry & Sons.
Barristers
Barristers who have been appointed senior counsel are entitled to use the initial cluster SC
after their names. Junior counsel do not enjoy that privilege.
House style is to capitalise SC following the name, with a space but no comma or full points
between, eg Michael McDowell SC, on first mention, but not to use it afterwards. The word senior counsel is not capped, even when in reference to a particular barrister, eg senior counsel
Michael McDowell, for the defence, said….
British English
The standard writing style and spelling structure for media organisations in the UK, Ireland,
Australia and New Zealand and English language newspapers in Europe, and increasingly in the
Middle East. It is house style to always use the British English standardised version of spelling.
For example colour not color, neighbour not neighbor, and words ending in –ised not ized; isation not ization.
Cabinet
Constitutionally defined as the 15 senior ministers (including the Taoiseach) who run the country. The Cabinet is capped when in reference to this constitutionally defined term, eg the Cabinet yesterday decided to extend voting rights in local elections to 16-year-olds, but not when
generalizing, eg bad cabinets make bad decisions and ruin economies. Cabinet meetings are
held in private and decisions are taken collectively.
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Catholic
A religion. See religion for further details.
Church of Ireland
A religion, members of the Church or Ireland are commonly as Protestant. See religion for
further details.
Children
Those under 18 are not to be approached or quoted without express written permission from
their parents or legal guardians. Children in family law cases cannot be identified and in practice this means that the parent cannot be identified in most cases either.
When quoting children (with permission) it is house style not to use Mr or Miss and to refer to
them by their first names on second reference.
Cliches
Should never be used, unless you are writing a feature story about the use of clichés. Otherwise consider cliches to be on the banned list.
Colon
Has a number of uses. The most common are as follows:
Use between two sentences, or parts of sentences, where the first introduces a proposition
that is resolved by the second, eg (taken from the Guardian) many writers seem to think the
colon and semicolon are interchangeable but to make it clear: they are not.
A colon can be used (and should be used rather than a comma) to introduce a quotation, and
in this case should be followed by a cap, eg “he said: ‘I was in Dublin, I couldn’t have done it’.”
If used to precede a list, it is not followed by a cap, eg he was an expert on the following: the
colon, the comma and the full stop.
Comma
Commas can and should be used to aid the readability of long sentences. A comma should be
used before the word which, and between items in a list. Commas can also be used to add additional information to a sentence.
Crime
Crime is an area of legitimate public interest and concern and the activities of criminals; their
court appearances; and the general coverage of courts are areas of interest to the public and
to journalists. However care must be taken not to glorify the lives of criminals, or to victimise
their extended families (who may be innocent) with undue media scrutiny. Journalists much
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also be careful not to become the ‘judge, jury and executioner’ when it comes to the reporting
of crime and the courts, and convicted persons.
Convicted persons are not referred to by courtesy titles such as Mr. On first reference it is
house style to refer to convicted persons by their full names (eg Joe Smith) and subsequently
by their surname only. It is good practice to always give the age of an accused when reporting
as it helps to further identify an accused and reduces the risk of libel.
Councillor
A member of a local authority. Should be capitalised if in reference to a particular member of a
local authority, but lower case elsewhere. Can be shortened to Cllr on second and subsequent
reference.
Dates
It is house style to use dates as follows: December 3, 2006; March 31, 2006. The month comes
first, then the date in numerals, then a comma, then the year. Dates are not spelled out (as in
first, second third), we do not use 1st, 2nd etc, we do not shorten the month (Mar, Feb) or the
year (’96, ’99), or the entire date (2/2/08).
Remember: The numeral version of a date is different in Europe and the US. In the US 9/11/08
is September 11, 2008 but in Europe it is November 9, 2008.
Defence Forces
The Irish Army, the Air Corps and the Navy make up the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF), and
are collectively known as the Defence Forces. The Army, the Navy and the Air Corps are capped
when in reference to that branch of the force and can be referred to simply as the Army (etc)
when in reference to the Irish Army, unless not to include Irish would be confusing. The head
of the Irish Defence Forces (not just the Army) is known as the Chief of Staff (not Chief of Defence Staff {UK} or Chairman of the Joint Chiefs {US}). The Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces
holds the rank of a lieutenant general. A lieutenant general in international military rankings
is a three star general. Owing to the small size of the Irish Defence Forces the rank of full general (four star) does not exist. The FCA no longer exists, and has been replaced by the Reserve
Defence Force (RDF).
The representative association for non-commissioned officers and ordinary ranks is known as
PDFORRA - the Permanent Defence Forces Representative Organisation. The representative
association for commissioned officers is known as RACO – the Representative Association for
Commissioned Officers. Neither organisation is a union, so do describe it as such is incorrect.
Soldiers in the army are referred to in full and by rank when their names are used in news
reports (eg Captain John Murray) and shortened to an abbreviated rank and surname on subsequent reference (eg Capt Murray). The most common Irish Defence Forces ranks are listed
below. They should be capitalised and used in full on first mention, and may be shortened on
second reference.
Note: Only soldiers holding the rank of lieutenant (ensign) or above are officers, so to describe
a soldier below that rank as an officer is incorrect. A cadet is a trainee officer, but has not been
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commissioned. Retired officers at or above rank of captain (Navy lieutenant) are entitled to
use their rank after retiring, and some do. It is house style to use the title of a retired officer if
the officer does so.
Military Ranks
Rank
Abbreviation
Officers (Army and Air Corps)
Lieutenant General Lt Gen
Major General
Maj Gen
Brigadier General Brig Gen
Colonel Col
Lieutenant Colonel Lt Col
Commandant
Comdt (Major or Maj internationally)
Captain
Capt
Lieutenant (first or second)
Lt
Army and Air Corps non-commissioned ranks
Battalion Sergeant Major
BSM, Sgt Maj
Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant
BQMS
(RSM/RQMS in a regiment; FSM/FQMS for Air Corps)
Company Sergeant
CS
(RS in a regiment; Flight Sergeant - F/Sgt)
Company Quartermaster Sergeant
CQMS
Sergeant Sgt
Corporal
Cpl
Private (two or three star)
Pte
Note: private (Pte) is the lowest rank of a soldier in the infantry. Ordinary ranked soldiers in
the cavalry are known as troopers (Tpr) and in the artillery as gunners (Gnr). In the Air Corps
it is Airman/Airwoman, which is not shortened. A cavalry officer or solider rides in a tank, not
on a horse.
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Naval Ranks
Commodore Not shortened
Captain
Capt
Commander Cmdr
Lieutenant Commander
Lt Cmdr
Lieutenant (Naval Service)
Lt (NS)
Sub Lieutenant
Sub Lt
Ensign Ens
Naval non-commissioned ranks
Warrant Officer
WO
Senior Chief Petty Officer
SCPO
Chief Petty Officer
CPO
Senior Petty Officer
SPO
Petty Officer
PO
Leading Seaman LS
Able Seaman
AS
Ordinary Seaman OS
Note: Naval ranks differ by name, but the principles of rank are the same. A Naval captain, for
example, is a senior rank equal to colonel in the army. To add to the confusion, Navy captains
seldom actually “captain” ships, that job is usually done by a lower rank, unless it is a very big
ship.
DPP
Director of Public Prosecutions.
End marks
Stories filed for correction or for publication should end with the word END to denote the end
of a news story. This marker should be removed during the initial sub editing process.
Ethnicity
House style is to refer to a person by their nationality or ethnicity only where that detail is
relevant to the news story, eg where a Garda description of an assailant is “Asian” or “white”.
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Black is a skin colour, not an ethnicity or nationality. Describing an alleged assailant as black
is a fact if the person is black. Ethics guidelines on race reporting laid down by the National
Union of Journalists warn against gratuitously labelling communities or nationalities in news
stories. Reporters who have concerns should consult a member of faculty for guidance. Where
possible try to describe a person by nationality if known rather than skin colour or ethnicity.
Exclamation marks
These are on the banned list, and should be avoided.
Full points (full stops)
Sentences should end with a full point, and full points should be followed by a capital letter in
all cases. Full points are not used after abbreviations such as Fr, Rev, Capt or between initial
clusters such as RTE, BBC, PhD or UL. Only one space is used after a full point before beginning
a new sentence.
Fianna Fáil
Irish political party, always capped. Members of the party who are MEPs are members of the
Union for Europe of the Nations group. Can be shortened to FF on second reference if appropriate, eg the FF TD said - but never FFers in reference to members of the party. Members can
be referred to as the “Soldiers of Destiny” on subsequent mention but the term should not be
over used.
Fine Gael
Irish political party, always capped. Fine Gael MEPs are members of the European Political
Party grouping in the European Parliament. Can be shortened to FG on second reference if appropriate, eg the FG TD said – but never the FGers in reference to members of the party. It is
house style not to refer to a Fine Gael member as a “blue shirt” as it is considered a derisory
comment.
Garda
The correct name of the police force in Ireland is An Garda Síochána. The Garda, written in upper case, refers to the force, whereas garda in lower case refers to a particular garda. A number
of gardaí is plural. Quotes using the term “a Garda spokesman / spokeswoman” should only be
used when the member / officer being quoted is actually is a Garda spokesman or spokeswoman, i.e. the quote came from the Garda Press Office. Otherwise quotes should be attributed to
a named garda. A garda’s name should only be used when the journalist has made it clear that
you require an “on the record” quote, otherwise convention states that the garda’s name is
not used. If possible it is house style to attribute quotes to a named source so try to get an “on
the record” quote. If you are quoting evidence from a garda given in open court you are free
to quote the evidence and name the source. Note: A garda officer is a senior officer, holding
the rank superintendent or above. Gardaí below the rank of superintendent are not officers,
they are known as members. So to say that garda officers broke up a riot implies that a group
of superintendents broke up the riot. Garda ranks should be used in full on first reference and
can be used by their shortened versions subsequently.
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Ranks
Commissioner
not shortened
Deputy Commissioner
not shortened
Assistant Commissioner
Asst Commissioner
Chief Superintendent
Chief Supt
(Heads a Garda division, or special unit)
Superintendent
Supt
(Heads a Garda district)
Inspector
Insp
Sergeant Sgt
Garda Gda
Detective
Det
Note: Detectives hold the same ranks as above (eg Detective Superintendent, Detective Sergeant etc) but do not wear uniforms. Their ranks can be shortened to Det – eg: Detective Sergeant O’Brien becomes Det Sgt O’Brien. A garda and a detective are the same rank, a detective
sergeant and a sergeant are the same rank, so gardai are not “promoted” to detective unless
promoted to a higher rank as well. Similarly a detective sergeant is not demoted by being
posted to uniform duties. Sergeants, Inspectors and Superintendents are the usual source of
most information, background and quotes. Inspectors and Superintendents present cases in
the District Court.
The representative organisations for gardai are the Garda Representative Association (GRA)
and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI). As with soldiers these associations are not unions so it is incorrect to say that they are.
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
The independent agency that deals with complaints (including criminal complaints) against
gardaí, and it is house style to refer to it on first mention as the Garda Ombudsman (capped)
rather than the more cumbersome formal title. Investigators are not gardaí, though they do
have some warrant powers. The agency is headed by three commissioners. When referring
to individual commissioners, house style is: Commissioner Conor Brady on first mention, and
Commissioner Brady subsequently. Full title can be shorted to the Garda Ombudsman.
Gender
Gendered profession titles such as “postman” or “fireman” should be avoided. Use “fire fighter” or “postal worker”. House style is not to use feminising suffixes such as “poet-ess”. House
style is to use the generic term actor for both male and female actors, except when referring
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to awards such as “Best Actress Oscar”. Avoid his/her, use plurals such as “their” instead.
Government
Government is always capped when in reference to the Irish Government, such as: “The Government faces a crucial vote of confidence in the Dail tonight” but foreign governments are
not, eg “the British government has agreed to send an envoy to Belfast for crucial talks on
policing”.
Note: See ‘National Government’ for further details.
Green Party
An Irish political party, it is always capped. The party can be referred to as “the Greens” but individual members should be referred to as belonging to the party, eg “Green Party backbench
TD Paul Gogarty”.
Harvard style
This is the preferred UL style of referencing for academic essays. Students writing an academic
essay should consult the University’s Cite It Right publication available in the library for guidance on referencing for academic work. Footnotes and other styles are also in use. Seek advice
from a lecturer if in doubt.
Honorary titles
Honorary titles such as knighthoods awarded by the British monarch are not used, unless the
news story is about the award of such an honour, eg “Limerick man Terry Wogan was awarded
a knighthood”. House style is not to refer to him as Sir Terry Wogan (or anyone else holding
such an honour). House style is similarly not to address the holders of honorary doctorates by
Dr, unless again the story is specifically about the fact that they have received such an award.
Holders of Papal knighthoods and awards from other foreign governments are similarly not
referred to by their titles.
Ireland
Use Ireland when in reference to the country. The Republic of Ireland or simply the Republic
when in reference to the legally defined jurisdiction and Northern Ireland or the North when
in reference to that jurisdiction. Never use the “26 counties” or the “six counties” – both terms
have political connotations, unless in a quote and even then house style is to be cautious when
using such phrases. The constitutional title of Ireland in the 1937 document Bunreacht na hÉireann is Éire however the term is rarely used. House style is to use Ireland.
Its, It’s
Its is possessive, eg the cat was wagging its tail.
It’s is a contraction, and short for it is – two words – so never add the apostrophe to the word
“its” unless the sentence would read “it is” before you shortened the two words to “it’s”.
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Judges and courts
The Courts Service is the name of the state body that runs the administration of the courts in
Ireland. It is staffed by civil servants, some of whom may be lawyers.
Judges do not work for the Courts Service, they are appointed by the President and are answerable only to the Oireachtas, though they administer justice through courts and operate
inside the Courts Service system.
District court is capped when in reference to a particular district court, eg Trim District Court,
or to the institution, eg president of the District Court, but not otherwise. Similar rules apply
to the circuit court. However the High Court, Supreme Court, Central Criminal Court and Court
of Criminal Appeal are always capped. Judges of the district and circuit court are simply called
“Judge” and it is capped when in reference to a particular judge, eg Judge John Brown. On second reference this can be shortened to “the judge” (lower case) or “Judge Brown” (capped).
Judges of the superior courts (the High Court, Court of Criminal Appeal, Central Criminal Court
and Supreme Court) hold the title Mr/Ms/ Mrs Justice, and these terms are capped.
Presidents of each court are ex-officio members of the next higher court, so the president of
the Circuit Court is entitled to the courtesy title of Mr/Ms/Mrs Justice.
The title Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Mr/Ms/Mrs Justice Any Body is written in this
style and always capped. The holder can be referred to as the Chief Justice on second or subsequent reference. However for presidents of the District Court, Circuit and High Court, the
word president is not capped. Panels for non-jury trials such as the Special Criminal Court are
made up of judges from the District, Circuit and High Court. House style is to refer to individual
judges as per the style of their court of origin, eg a district court judge sitting in the Special
Criminal Court would be referred to “Judge”.
Jew / Jewish
See religion
Labour
Capped when in reference to the political party, which is officially titled the Labour Party, but
can re simply referred to as Labour. Members of the party who are MEPs are also members of
the Socialist grouping in the European Parliament. The word when used elsewhere, eg labour
force, is not capped.
Minister
Used as a capital when referring to a particular Government minister, such as Minister Mary
Harney, but not when used elsewhere, eg “Up to five Government ministers could face the
sack following a disastrous local election performance for Fianna Fail”. Minister used in an
official title is always capitalised, such as the Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney,
however it is house style to also capitalise the less formal “Health Minister Mary Harney”. On
second reference this can be shortened to “Minister Harney”. Similarly, titles’ of ministers of
state can be written informally as “Junior Health Minister Jimmy Devins” rather than the more
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cumbersome formal titles.
ministerial – used lower case
Money
€1.40; €25; €10,000 etc – the symbol, the money in numbers and a full point between the euro
and the cents if cents are used, if not nothing after the euro amount. If writing about the euro,
do not used the € symbol, and it is not capitalised, eg “the euro rose in value against sterling
today in trading”.
Thousands - €1,000; Millions - €10m; Billions - €10bn. Foreign money is written as follows:
STG £20 – for sterling, US $42.25 – for US dollars, and is similar for other currencies. If using a
foreign currency it is house style to include the Irish equivalent amount in brackets afterwards,
eg “the painting sold at auction in New York for US$20m (€13m)”. Use a reputable currency
converter (www.xe.com/ucc) for an up to date currency conversion.
Muslim
See religion
Oireachtas
Constitutionally defined as the three branches of the legislature including Dáil Éireann, Seanad
Éireann and the office of President. Also refers to an Irish language music, dance and singing
competition held annually. Always capped.
Passive voice
Avoid it. Don’t write: “Referring to the closure of the factor, Minister O’Dea said …” Instead
write “Minister O’Dea said … referring to the factory closure.” (If you think you need to say
what he is referring to, in most cases you won’t as it will be obvious from his quote). Equally
replace passive verbs such as “is planning” with “plan”; “is hoping” with “hope” etc.
Names
Names of people (Joe Murray), hospitals (Galway Clinic), hotels (Hilton), countries (Canada),
institutions (University of Limerick) etc are always capitalised. Special care should be taken
to get interviewees, victims and others you are interviewing to spell place names, people’s
names etc so as to ensure accuracy. For example, is it Shaun McDonagh or Sean MacDonohoe;
born in Tynagh or Nenagh; is he from Nigeria or Niger. It can often be helpful to get a date of
birth and a contact telephone number of an interviewee to check these details, in case a large
amount of time passes between when you write your story and when it is published.
Navy
See Defence Forces
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Numbers
Numbers are always spelled out one to nine and written as numerals from 10 onwards. When
a number starts a sentence it should be written in letters, eg “Twenty teenagers were arrested
for public order offences after a youth disco in a Limerick school turned into a riot”. Roman
numerals (such as Henry viii; Pope Benedict XVI) should be avoided if possible, but can be used
if deemed necessary.
Percent
House style is percent - all one word, not per cent, not pc, not %. The % symbol is acceptable
in a table of figures only.
Place names
All place names should be checked and double-checked. The official spelling of Irish place
names (in both English and Irish) can be checked using the official place name spelling website
www.logainm.ie.
Professor
A senior academic, usually a Chair of a particular field of study at a university. House style is to
spell out in full on first reference and to shorten to Prof thereafter.
Quotes
The double quote mark (“) is the signal for most English language newspapers that this is a
quotation and is the only quote mark journalists use when writing for most newspapers and
other media organisations in British English. It is house style to only use the double quote mark
for quotations. Single quote marks can be used inside a quote to denote another quote. An example would be: The eyewitness told the court: “John told me ‘I didn’t shoot him’.” Generally
if the computer package allows, you should use directional quotes – the open quote symbol
to open a quote and the end quote symbol to end a quote (this is the case with 99 percent of
all word processing packages). As a general rule of thumb, if the quote is a full sentence, the
full stop goes inside the quote mark, but if the quote is only part of the sentence, the full stop
goes after the quote mark.
Refugee/Asylum seeker
There is a subtle difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker. Asylum seekers are people who have chosen to leave their own country and have sought refuge in another. Refugees
are people who, because of war, famine, drought or other conflict have been forced to leave
their home countries and have sought refugee status under the UN Convention on he Status
of Refugees (1951). Asylum seekers may still seek refugee status under the UN Convention on
certain grounds but are not refugees. House style is to avoid referring to such status in news
reporting unless that detail is relevant to the news story.
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Religion, Religious titles
It is house style to refer to “rank and file” priests of the Catholic Church as Fr (no full point),
and rectors and ministers of the Church of Ireland, Methodist and Presbyterian churches as
Rev for first and subsequent mentions. The “rank” and parish, if relevant to the story, is also
used and capitalised ( eg Parish Priest of Nenagh Fr Jim Brown, Rector of Killaloe Rev Martina
Dunne). Initial clusters such as PP or CC following names are not used.
It is house style to refer to Catholic bishops and archbishops as “Bishop” not “most rev or
“very rev” on first reference. We their full title on first reference, eg “Bishop of Killaloe, Dr
Joe Walsh”, and as “Bishop Walsh” thereafter. Bishops or archbishops who are also doctors of
divinity - holding a doctorate from the Pontifical University (also known as theologians) - may
be referred to as Dr on second and subsequent mention.
It is house style to refer to bishops and archbishops of the Church of Ireland by their titles, eg
Archbishop of Dublin Alan Harper; subsequently Archbishop Harper.
The correct title for the titular head of the Catholic Church in Ireland is the “Primate of All
Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady” (current incumbent). He should be referred to by his full title on
first mention but by “Cardinal Brady” subsequently. The Archbishop of Armagh is always the
Primate of All Ireland, whether or not he is a cardinal.
The Archbishop of Dublin is always Primate of Ireland, though the title is seldom used. It is
house style not to refer to bishops or archbishops “His Grace” or a cardinal as “His Eminence”
or a pope as “His Holiness”. Popes are referred to by their names on first mention, eg Pope
Benedict, and by the Pope (capped) subsequently. The pontiff (lower case) or papacy (lower
case) can be used if appropriate.
When referring to congregations, use full title capitalised (eg the Catholic Church, the Methodist Church) on first reference, but subsequent references to “the church” are lower case.
Church of Ireland is the correct title for the Anglican Church in Ireland. The head of the Church
of Ireland is always the Archbishop of Dublin. Deacons, deans, canons, monsignors and archdeacons are referred to by their title in full, are capped and not shortened on second reference. All nuns are referred to as Sr on first and subsequent reference, similarly Br with Christian Brothers. Monks can be either Fr or Br depending on whether they have been ordained.
Abbots are referred to by their title. Names of orders are capitalised (eg Holy Ghost Fathers).
The Papal Nuncio is the Vatican’s “ambassador” to a particular country. The title and “rank” is
used on first reference and capitalised (eg Papal Nuncio Archbishop Tom Murphy) on subsequent reference only the “rank” is used (Archbishop Murhpy).
Leaders of congregations of the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches are referred to as Moderators (capped) but Presbyterian leaders can also be referred to as Rev (the Rev Ian Paisley)
sometimes. House style is to check with the cleric as to which title he/she uses. Rabbis are
leaders of congregations in the Jewish faith and are called Rabbi (capped) on first mention and
may be titled Dr subsequently if the holders of doctorates in theology (most do). The Chief
Rabbi is so-called (capped) and subsequently Dr, or Chief Rabbi.
Religious leaders in Muslim faiths are known by various titles, mostly Arabic words so it is best
to check. Ramadan (capped) is a Muslin religious fast lasting approximately one month. Muslims are divided into a number of congregations, but the main groupings are Sunni (capped)
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and Shia (also known as Shi’ite). The term Shia is house style. Most Muslims in Ireland are
Sunni. The holy book is known as the Qur’an. Leaders of congregations in non-aligned churches are referred to by their title, eg Pastor, Mr or Dr. House style is to check with the cleric in
question.
Semicolon
We used them to distinguish between phrases where a comma would be confusing eg “some
players were brilliant; others were less so”. When used correctly (which occasionally we do),
the semicolon is a very elegant compromise between a full stop (too much) and a comma (not
enough).. The semicolon can also be used to separate items in a list, if those items consist of
more than one word each.
Senator
Senators are members of the upper house of the Oireachtas (Seanad) are called senators. It is
capitalised when used as a title (Senator Cassidy) otherwise it is lower case (a group of senators have bought a race horse)
Slang
Words considered slang may be used in feature writing if they have entered common language
usage and are generally understood, but in general in news reporting such informality should
be avoided.
Spaces
House style is to leave one space after a comma and one space after a full stop. House style is
not to leave a line of space after a paragraph.
Spokesperson
Used to describe an official who is authorised to comment on behalf of an organisation or person (for example the Government). It is preferable to use spokesman or spokeswoman, unless
you do not know the gender of the person making the comment.
Solicitors
Lawyers that are members of the Law Society. They are simply termed solicitors, lower case.
TD
Teachta Dála, a member of the Dáil. House style is to always capitalise, without full points, and
use on first reference after a politician’s name without a comma (eg Joan Burton TD). It can
also be used on subsequent reference (eg the Limerick TD) or to describe a group of politicians
(eg backbench TDs are calling for an increased say at party meetings).
Telephone numbers
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Telephone numbers are as follows: (061) 123 456; (087) 123 4567. Area codes are in brackets
and numbers are written blocks of three (three/four in the case of seven numbers) with a
space in between. For international numbers, the international code is preceded by a +, and
the area code (0) is dropped, if applicable. For example (061) 123 456 becomes +353 61 123
456.
Tense
News journalism is usually written in the past tense. Use said instead of says, added instead of
adds. Feature journalism is often written in the present tense.
Their, they’re and there
Their means a number of people - as in Seán and Jimmy were upset when their cat died.
They’re is a contraction of they are - and should only be used when the sentence would read
“they are” before you replaced both words with the shorter version. For news journalism such
informal use of English is usually not acceptable.
There means “over there” as in “Joe pointed to the rocks and said ‘that’s where she fell, over
there’.”
Time
Time is written as follows: 4:10pm, 7:45am. The hour separated by a colon with no spaces
from the minutes. We use the 12-hour clock, with am and pm (no spaces, no full points, lower
case). Note: 12am is midnight, while 12pm is midday. No need for :00. Note 2am on Sunday
morning maybe Saturday night to anyone at a night club, but as journalists we refer to this
time as the early hours of Sunday morning.
Titles
Titles are usually spelled out on first mention, then shortened to abbreviations on subsequent
mention. However some can be abbreviated even with a first mention, such as Dr, Fr, Rev. It is
house style not to use a full point after Dr, Fr or Rev. Dr refers to a medical or academic doctor, but is also commonly used when referring to a Catholic bishop or a Jewish rabbi who hold
doctorates in theology or divinity (DD).
Titles are capped when used as titles, eg “Bishop Brennan”, but not when used elsewhere,
such as “five bishops were arrested”. Similarly for government ministers, we write “Minister Martin,” but not “five government ministers have been demoted in a Cabinet reshuffle”.
When referring to books, newspapers, magazines television and radio programmes and other
creative works, the titles are capitalised and italicised, eg Irish Independent, This Week on RTE
Radio One, Five Seven Live, The Irish Times. Note: “The” is part of The Irish Times title, but not
the Irish Independent or the Irish Examiner. Religions are also all capitalised, for example, a
Protestant man, or a Muslim cleric.
(See under minister, government, barrister, solicitor, judges and religious titles for more)
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Travellers
Travellers are members of the Travelling community. House style is to refer to a person who
is a Traveller as such (capped) or as a member of the Travelling community. Other words have
negative connotations and are not acceptable. However when reporting news stories house
style is to include details of ethnicity (such as being a member of the Travelling community)
only if it is relevant to the news story.
University
There are seven universities operating by statute in the State, as follows:
University of Dublin (Trinity College)
University College Dublin (UCD)
University College Cork (UCC)
NUI Galway
NUI Maynooth
Dublin City University (DCU)
University of Limerick (UL)
Universities are regulated by statute under the various Universities Acts.
University of Limerick, UL
UL is the acceptable second and subsequent reference used for the University of Limerick, and
similarly for the others. Always use the long version for first reference. The University (capped)
can also be used on second and subsequent reference if this does not confuse (ie if you are
mention one university only).
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National Newspapers
National Dailies
Irish Independent
News editor Cormac Burke
(01 705 5710)
inews@independent.ie
The Irish Times
News Editor Roddy O’Sullivan
(01) 675 8000
news@irish-times.ie
Irish Examiner
News Editor John O’Mahony
(021) 480 2348
news@examiner.ie
Irish Daily Star
News Editor Michael O’Kane
(01) 490 1228
news@the-star.ie
Irish Daily Mail
News Editor Ronan O’Reilly
(01) 637 5811
copy@dailymail.ie
Irish Mirror
News Editor Pat Flanagan
(01) 868 8602
news@irishmirror.ie
Irish Sun
News Editor Myles McEntee
(01) 4792576
irishsun@the-sun.ie
Sunday Independent
News Editor Liam Collins
(01) 705 5690
lcollins@independnet.ie
Sunday Business Post
News Editor Gavin Daly
(01) 602 6000
gduffy@sbpost.ie
Sunday Times
News Editor
(01) 479 2424
Sunday Newspapers
Broadcasters
RTE
Main switch
(01) 208 3111
Today FM
News Editor Cathy Farrell
(01) 804 9064
cfarrell@todayfm.com
Newstalk
News editor John Keogh
(01) 644 5100
johnkeogh@newstalk.ie
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Government
Oireachtas Éireann
Home to the national parliament – Dáil Éireann and the upper house, Seanad Éireann. All TDs
and Senators have an office, and sit in parliament when it is in session. The Houses of the
Oireachtas are on Kildare St, with an entrance also on Merrion St.
Tel (main switch):
(01) 618 3000
Communications unit: (01) 618 3166
Cait Hayes
(01) 618 3883 (087) 919 0300
cait.hayes@oireachtas.ie
Verona Ní Bhroinn
(01) 618 3881 (087) 2624132
Verona.nibhrionn@oireachtas.ie
Political Party Press Offices
Fine Gael
Tel: (01) 618 3379
Fax: (01) 618 4144
email: fgmedia@indigo.ie
Fax: (01) 618 4151
email: press@labour.ie
Fax: (01) 618 4164
email: info@fiannafail.ie
Fax: (01) 618 4210
email: sinnfeinpress@oireachtas.ie
Labour Party
Tel: (01) 618 3462
Fianna Fáil
Tel: (01) 618 3297
Sinn Féin
Tel: (01) 618 4276
Government and Ministers
The Cabinet
As defined by Article 28 of the Irish Constitution, there shall be not less than seven and not
more than 15 members of the Cabinet. Appointment to the Cabinet is by the President, on the
recommendation of the Taoiseach. Cabinet minister are heads of Government departments
and must be members of the Oireachtas (either the Dáil or the Seanad). A maximum of two
members of the Cabinet can be from the Seanad, but these ministers cannot be the Taoiseach,
Tanaiste or Minister for Finance. In reality only a handful of senators have ever been appointed
to Cabinet. The current Cabinet is as follows (Correct as of August 2011, subject to change
regularly):
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Minster
Department / title
Enda Kenny
Taoiseach
Eamon Gilmore
Tanaiste, Foreign Affairs and Trade
Michael Noonan
Finance
Brendan Howlin
Public Expenditure and Reform
Alan Shatter
Justice, Equality and Defence
Dr James Reilly
Health and Children
Richard Bruton,
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Jimmy Denihan
Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Pat Rabbitte
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Phil Hogan
Environment, Community and Local Government
Simon Coveney
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Leo Varadkar
Transport, Tourism and Sport
Frances Fitzgerald
Children and Youth Affairs
Ruairi Quinn
Education and Skills
Joan Burton
Social Protection
Junior Ministers
Officially titled Ministers of State. These are junior to Cabinet ministers although some – the
Government Chief Whip notably – sit at Cabinet, though they do not vote. The Government
Chief Whip is Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and is in charge of votes in
the Dail, ie ensuring a Government majority. The Chief Whip is also usually attached as a junior
minister at the Department of Defence. Other junior ministries divide responsibilities across a
number of Government departments. Currently there are 15, as follows:
Minister
Department / title
Paul Kehoe
Minister of State at the Department of The Taoiseach with special re
sponsibility as Government Chief Whip and the Department of Defence
*Jan O’Sullivan
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community
& Local Government (with special responsibility for Housing and Plan
ning) *Also a ‘super junior’ minister.
Dinny McGinley
Minister of State with special responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs (De
partment of Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht)
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Roisin Shortall
Minister of State with special responsibility for Primary Care (Depart
ment of Health)
John Perry
Minister of State with special responsibility for Small Business (Depart
ment of Jobs, Enterpriseand Innovation)
Michael Ring
Minister of State with special responsibility for Tourism and Sport (De
partment of Transport Tourism and Sport)
Joe Costelloe
Minister of State with special responsibility for Trade and Development
(Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
Kathleen Lynch
Minister of State with special responsibility for Disability, Equality and
Mental Health (Departments of Health and Justice & Equality)
Fergus Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dowd
Minister of State with special responsibility for the NewEra Project (De
partments of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources and Envi
ronment, Community & Local Government)
Brian Hayes
Minister of State with special responsibility for Public Service Reform
and the OPW (Department of Public Expenditure & Reform)
Shane McEntee
Minister of State with special responsibility for Food, Horticulture and
Food Safety (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
Lucinda Creighton
Minister of State with special responsibility for European Affairs (De
partments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs and Trade)
Sean Sherlock
Minister of State with special responsibility for Research and Innova
tion (Departments of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation and Education &
Skills)
Ciaran Cannon
Minister of State with special responsibility for Training and Skills (De
partment of Education & Skills)
Alan Kelly
Minister of State with special responsibility for Public and Commuter
Transport (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)
Government Press Officers
Government Press Secretary
Feargal Purcell
Deputy Government Press Secretary
Cathy Madden
(01) 6194101
Government Press Officers
Michael Moran
Tom Mc Loughlin
(01) 619 4150
(01) 619 4051
(087) 253 1675
(On call mobile)
(086) 605 0269
(087) 253 1675 (on call mobile)
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Jacky Bryan
(01) 619 4098
Geradline Butler
(01) 619 4098
Andrew Payne
(01) 619 4033
press.office@taoiseach.ie
Taoiseach - Information Officer
Kate Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole
(01) 619 4130 (087) 241 9237
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
Caitriona Fitzpartick (01) 607 2404 (087) 987 5003 caitriona.fitzpatrick@agriculture.gov.ie
Martina Kearney
(01) 676 2596 (086) 805 5092 martina.kearney@agriculture.gov.ie
Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Therese Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor
Colin Toomey
(01) 631 3807 (087) 290 8193
(01) 631 3838 (087) 290 8193
Children and Youth Affairs
Vacancy
(01) 647 3075 (087) 795 6378
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
John Twomey
(01) 678 2441 (087) 934 9295 John.twomey@dcenr.gov.ie
Defence
Aine Fitzpatrick
Education & Skills
Deirdre Grant
Sarah Moroney
Sarah Miley
(045) 492 108 (087) 234 0397 aine.fitzpatrick@defence.irlgov.ie
(01) 889 2417 (086) 048 4279 deirdre_grant@education.gov.ie
(01) 889 2162 (087) 772 0570 Sarah_moroney@education.gov.ie
(01) 899 2322 (087) 782 0941 sarah_miley@education.gov.ie
Environment, Community & Local Government
Yvonne Hyland
(086) 850 8879 yvonne.hyland@environ.ie
Sean Dunne
(01) 888 2393 (087) 246 4366 sean_dunne@environ.ie
Finance
Eoin Dorgan
Brian Meenan
(01) 676 0336 (086) 047 7501 eoin.dorgan@finance.gov.ie
(01) 604 5339 (087) 219 8857 brian.meenan@finance.gov.ie
Public Expenditure and Reform
Marie Mulvihill
(01) 604 5339 (086) 023 9778 marie.mulvihill@per.gov.ie
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Noel White
Philip Grant
Amanda Bane
Irish Aid
Fionnuala Quinlan
(01) 408 2414
(01) 408 2550
(01) 408 2275
(087) 958 0152
(087) 259 4912
(087) 683 7205
noel.white@dfa.ie
philip.grant@dfa.ie
amanda.bane@dfa.ie
(01) 408 2276
(087) 909 9975
Fionnuala.quinlan@dfa.ie
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DFA Duty Press Officer / 24 hr on call
Health & Children
Mark Costigan
Martin Woods
(01) 635 4564
(01) 635 3036
(087) 778 8835 / (01) 478 0822
(087) 120 4936
(087) 250 5804
mark_costigan@health.gov.ie
martin_woods@health.irlgov.ie
(01) 631 2218
(01) 631 2222
(087) 374 3783
(087) 259 4144
conor.quinn@djei.ie
roisin.mccann@djei.ie
(01) 602 8328
(01) 602 8358
(087) 791 1200
(087) 682 3290
lxhall@justice.ie
cdkellegher@justice.ie
(087) 947 5552
(087) 930 3888
neil.ryan@opw.ie
kevin.kennedy@opw.ie
(01) 674 8069
(01) 674 8076
(087) 820 9968
(087) 234 2993
michelle.carroll@revenue.ie
tom.kelly@revenue.ie
Kathleen Barrington (01) 704 3753
Niamh Fitzgerald
(01) 704 3860
Noel Cahill
(01) 704 3847
(086) 171 2241
(087) 254 7232
(087) 254 9683
kathleen.barrington@welfare.ie
Niamh.fitzgerald@welfare.ie
noel.cahill@welfare.ie
(087) 699 2080
(086) 891 5570
nickmiller@dttas.ie
carolineryan@dttas.ie
(087) 248 2130
(087) 673 8395
pressofficer@military.ie
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Conor Quinn
Roisin McCann
Justice & Equality
Lorraine Hall
Ciara Kellegher
Office of Public Works
Neil Ryan
Kevin Kennedy
(046) 942 6128
(01) 647 6159
Revenue Commissioners
Michelle Carroll
Tom Kelly
Social Protection
Transport, Tourism and Sport
Nick Miller
Caroline Ryan
(01) 604 1089
(01) 604 1087
Defence Forces Press Office
Comdt Neil Nolan
Capt Pat Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor
Garda Press Office
(045) 492 502
(045) 492 503
Director of Communications Sinead Mc Sweeney
Garda Press Officer Supt John Gilligan
Deputy Garda Press Officer Insp John Ferris
(01) 666 2031
(01) 666 2030
(01) 666 2089
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Freedom of Information Officers
Government Departments
foi@education.gov.ie
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Freedom of Information Unit Grattan Business
Centre, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co.Laois
Mary O Loughlin; Ray Williamson
057 8694327;
057 8694381
mary.oloughlin@agriculture.gov.ie
ray.willamson@agriculture.gov.ie
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Geraldine Fitzpartick; Celyna Coughlan
01-6312375; 01-6312398
01-6312817
geraldine_fitzpatrick@entemp.ie
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Elm House Earlsvale Road Cavan
Mary Rabbitte
01 6782903
01 6783057
mary.rabbitte@ dcmnr.gov.ie; foi.unit@dcmnr.
gov.ie
Department of Finance
Room 3.4 2-4 Merrion Row Dublin 2
Paul Fleming
01 6696335
foi@finance.gov.ie
Department of Foreign Affairs
76-78 Harcourt Street Dublin 2
Sarah Callanan
01 4082835
01 4785924
Department of Community, Equality & Gaeltacht Sarah.Callanan@dfa.ie;
Affairs
Dún Aimhirgin, 43 - 49 Bóthar Mespil, Baile Átha Department of Health and Children
Hawkins House, Dublin 2
Cliath 4
Kevin Conlon, Derek Finnegan John Dolan
Orlaith Lochrin
01 6354255; - 01-6354709
01 6473147/
01 6353136
01 6473158
foi@health.gov.ie
foi@pobail.ie
Department of Defence
Infirmary Road, Dublin 7
Deirdre Creaney
01 8042108
01 6710229
deirdre.creaney@defence.irlgov.ie;foi@defence.
irlgov.ie
Department of Justice and Law Reform
Freedom of Information Office,
Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform,
51 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Aisling Brennan;Fiona Giblin;John Roycroft
01 6028473; 6028408; 6761837
foi@justice.ie
Department of Education and Science - Redress
board requests Athlone only
Athlone only
Tom Doyle
090 6484139
01;8892383
tom_doyle@education.gov.ie;
.foi@education
.gov.ie
Department of Social Protection
Foi unit. Department of Social Protection Shannon Lodge Carrick on Shannon Co. Leitrim
Micheál O Ceallaigh; Sean O Boyle
071 9672545;071 9672543; 071 9672555
foi@welfare.ie
Department of Education and Skills
Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
Roisin McCauley
01 8896570
01 8892383
Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government
Unit 1.Ardcavan Business Park Ardcavan
Co.Wexford
Lorna Conway (Dublin); Paul Bonnington; Matt
McLoughlin
053 9185054; 053 9185034 01 8882838
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053.9185068
foi@environ.ie;lorna_conway@environ.ie
Department of the Taoiseach
Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street,
Dublin 2
Mary Murphy; Ger Burns; Mary McShera-Doyle
01 6194154,6194326
01 6194287
foi@taoiseach.gov.ie
Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Room 316 Kildare Street Dublin 2
Kathleen Hannigan Con Cusack
01 6313904
01 6313887
kathleenhannigan@dast.gov.ie ; concusack@
dast.gov.ie
Department of Transport
25 Clare Street Dublin 2
David Butler
01 6041599
01 6041027
davidbutler@transport.ie; foi@transport.ie
State agencies and bodies
Advisory Board for Irish Aid
Bishop’s Sq Redmonds Hill, Lwr Kevin St, Dublin 2
Nicole McHugh
01 4082023
01 4082303
nicole.mchugh@dfa.ie
Advisory Council for English Language Schools
Sandford Lodge, Sandford Close, Sandford Road,
Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Betty Cantwell
Tel: 01 5292404
Fax: 01 5292499
betty@acels.ie
Affordable Homes Partnership
4th Floor Worldcom Building Lower Erne St Dublin
2
Ciara Galvin
01 6564100
ciara.galvin@affordablehome.ie
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna
53/54 Upr. Mount St. Dub 2
Annette Kelly
01 6761167
01 6766721
akelly@libcouncil.ie
An Bord Altranais
CEO Department, 31/32 Fitzwillam Square, Dublin
2
Sinead Leacy
01 6398500
01 6763348
An Bord Bia
Clanwillam Court Lower Mt. Street Dublin 2
Frank Lynch
01 6685155
01 6627587
Frank.Lynch@bordbia.ie
An Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Crofton Road Dunlaoghaire
Majella Fitzsimons
01 2144275
fitzsimons@bim.ie
An Bord Pleanála
64 Marlborough St. Dublin 1
Pierce Dillon
01-8737247
01 8722684
p.dillon@pleanala.ie
An Chomhairle Ealaìonn(Arts Council)
70 Merrion Sq. Dub.2
Mary Fitzgerald
01 6180252
01 6761302
trainingofficer@artscouncil.ie
An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus
Gaelscolaiochta
22 Plas Mhic Liam Bhaile Atha Cliath 2
Aisling Nic Craith
01 6340831
01 6341002
aisling@cogg.ie
An Coimisiún Logainmneacha
43-49 Bóthar Mespil Baile Átha Cliath 4
Dónall Mac Giollaeaspaig
01 6473260
dmacgiollaeaspaig@pobail.ie
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Aquacultural Licensing Appeals Board
3rd Floor, Hollbrook Hse, Holles St, Dublin 2
Brendan Byrne
01 6620331
01 6620340
brendan.byrne@alab.ie
Army Pensions Board
St. Bricins Hospital, Infirmary Road, Dublin 7
Melinda Wynne
01 6795000
01 6776050
Bord na gCon
104 Henry Street Limerick
Mary Grimes
061 448015
061 316739
mary.grimes@igb.ie
Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge
Rath Cairn Co.na Mí
Gearóid de Grás
046 30419
046 30420
blg@leabhar.ie
Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
2-5 Warrington Place Dub 2
Aoife Clabby
01 6441200
01 6441299
aclabby@bci.ie
Building Regulations Advisory Body
Department of Envoirnment, Custom House,
Dublin 1
Caragh Magee
01 8882371
01 8882693
caragh.magee@environ.ie
Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited
Top Floor Block A West End Office Park Blanchardstown Dublin 15.
Kitty Maloney
01 8097300
01 8097332
kmaloney@csid.ie
Censorship of Films Appeal Board
16 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2
Anne Kelly
01 7996100
www.ifco.ie
Censorship of Publications Appeal Board
13 Lower Hatch St, Dublin 2
Sean Hegarty
01 6610553
01 6610598
Central Statistics Office
Ardee Road Rathmines Dublin 6
Pauline Reynolds;Lorna Brennan
01 4984231
01 4984229
pauline.reynolds@cso.ie;lorna.brennan@cso.ie
Chester Beatty Library
Dublin Castle Dublin 2
Celine Ward
01 4070757
01 4070760
cward@cbl.ie
Citizens Information Board
Ground Floor Georges Quay House 43 Townsend
Street Dublin 2
Paul McGuire ; Brian Murphy
01 6059000
01 6059099
paul.mcguire@ciboard.ie,
brian.murphy@ciboard.ie
Civil Defence Board
Benamore, Roscrea, Co Tipperary
Eileen Joyce
0505 25310
0505 25344
Eileen.Joyce@defence.irlgov.ie
Coiste an Asgard
Colaiste Caoimhin, St Mobhi Rd Dublin 9
Gerry Phelan
01 8042700
01 6772328
www.asgard2.ie
Combat Poverty Agency - disbanded
Commission For Aviation Regulation
Alexandra House Earlsfort Terrace Dub 2
David Hodnett
01 6346855
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01 6611269
davidhodnett@aviationreg.ie
Commission for Communications Regulation
Abbey Court, Irish Life Centre, Lr. Abbey St., Dublin 1
Marie Cussen
01 8049689
01 8049717
foi@comreg.ie
Commission For Energy Regulation
C.E.R The Exchange Belgard Square North Tallaght Dublin 24
Laura Steerman
01 4000800
01 4000850
lsteerman@cer.ie
Commission for Public Service Appointments
Chapter House Abbey Street Dublin 1
Danny Smith
01 8779954
Danny.Smith@cpsa-online.ie
Commission for Taxi Regulation
35 Fitzwillam Square, Dublin 2
Gennifer Gilna
01 6593800
01 6593801
commission@taxiregulator.ie
Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests
12 Clare Street, Dublin 2
Orla Barry Murphy
01 6766095
01 6766001
charities@eircom.net
Companies Registration Office
Parnell House, 14 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Brian O Hare
01 8045250
01 8045222
brian_ohare@entemp.ie
Company Law Review Group
Earlsfort Centre, Hatch St. Lower, Dublin 2
Eric Giguere
01 6312585
01 6312553
clrg@entemp.ie
Competition Authority
Parnell House, Parnell Square, Dublin1
CiarĂĄn Quigley
01 8045408
01 8045401
ciaran_quigley@entemp.ie
Courts Service
6th Floor, 15/24 Phoenix St. North, Smithfield
Dublin 7
Miriam Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Flanagan
01 8886464
01 8735242
miriamoflanagan@courts.ie
Crafts Council of Ireland
Castle Yard, Kilkenny
Nuala McGrath
056 7796133
056 7763754
nuala@@ccoi.ie
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
13 Hatch St, Dublin 2
David Hickey
01 6610604
01 6610598
dhickey@criminalinjuries.gov.ie
Crisis Pregnancy Agency - merged with the HSE
wef 1 January 2010
4th Floor, 89-94 Capel St, Dublin 1
Sarah Ryan
01 8146292
01 8146282
sryan@crisispregnancy.ie
Defence Forces
Infirmary Road, Dublin 7
Comdt Des Doyle
01 8042758 /40
01 8042997
foi@defenceforces.ie
Dental Council
57 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
vacancy
01 6762069
01 6762076
info@dentalcouncil.ie
Dental Health Foundation
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Corrigan House Fenian Street Dublin 2
Patricia Gilsenan-O’Neill
01 6629123
01 6618721
patricia.gilsenan@dentalhealth.ie
Digital Hub Development Agency
The Digital Exchange Crane Street Dublin 8
Edel Flynn; Joanne Kearney
01 4806200
01 4806201
edelflynn@thedigitalhub.com
Drug Treatment Centre Board
Trinity Court, 30/31 Pearse St, Dublin 2
Finnoula Rafferty
01 6488600
01 6488700
frafferty@dtcb.ie
Dublin Docklands Development Authority
52-58 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Docklands, Dublin 2
Emer Mcaneny
01 8183300
01 8183399
EMcaneny@dublindocklands.ie
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
10 Burlington Rd, Dublin 2
Mary Burke
01 6140100
mburke@admin.dias.ie
01 4173366
adavis@equality.ie
ERDF and Cohesion Fund Financial Control Unit
15 Lr.Hatch Street Dublin 2
Noel Salmon
01 6396274
01 6396201
eucontrol@finance.gov.ie
European Social Fund Financial Control Unit
Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,
Kildare St, Dublin 2
Fiona Kilcullen
01 6312317
01 6312301
foiunit@entemp.ie
Failte Ireland
Baggot Street Bridge Dublin 2
Mary Penny,Suzie Rafter.
01 -8847700
foi@failteireland.ie
Family Support Agency
4th Floor, St. Stephens Green Hse, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Niamh Egan
01 6114104
01 6760824
niamh.egan@welfare.ie
Fire Services Council
Room G32 Custom Hse.Dub 1
Enterprise Ireland
Liam Munroe
Block P4A The Plaza East Point Business Park 01 8882090
Dublin 3.
01 8882955
Kathleen Quinlan
liam.munroe@environ.ie
01 7272628
kathleen.quinlan@enterprise-ireland.com
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Abbey Court, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1
Environmental Protection Agency
Emma Reinhardt
PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Wex- 01 8171310
ford
01 8171210
Yvonne Clooney
info@fsai.ie;ereinhardtfsai.ie
053 9170785
053 9170714
Forfás
y.clooney@epa.ie
Wilton Park House,Wilton Place, Dub 2
Alva Moloney
Equality Authority
01 6073073
Birchgrove House Roscrea Co.Tipperary Dublin 2 01 6073287
Ms.Anne Davis
alva.moloney@forfas.ie
0505/24126
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Further Education & Training Awards Council
East Point Plaza, East Point Business Pk, Dublin 3
Colette Harrison
01-8659529
charrison@fetac.ie
FÀS
27-33 Upper Baggot St. Dublin 4
Emma Kelly
01 6070549
01 6070600
emma.kelly@fas.ie
Gaisce-Gradam an Uachtarain
State Apartments, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
Barney Callaghan
01 4578746
mail@gaisce.ie
Health & Safety Authority
Metropolitan Building James Joyce Street Dublin
1
Catriona Fitzgerald
1890 289 389
01 6147021
foi@hsa.ie
Higher Education and Training Awards (HETAC)
26-27 Denzille Lane, Dublin 2
Andrew Bridgett
01-6314567
abridgett@hetac.ie
Horse Racing Ireland
The Curragh Co. Kildare
Martina Bourgoin Michael O Rourke
045 -445645
045 -445646
mbourgoin@hri.ie morourke@hri.ie
Houses of the Oireachtas Commission
Leinster Hse, Kildare St, Dublin 2
Brid Dunne
01 618 3000
commission.secretariat@oireachtas.ie
Housing Finance Agency plc
Eden House 15-17 Eden Quay Dublin 1
Barry O’ Leary
01 8725722
01 8725878
boleary@hfa.ie
Health Information and Quality Authority
Georges Court Georges Lane Smithfield Dublin7
Meiread Ashe
01 8147670
01 8147699
omcmanus@hiqa.ie
Human Rights Commission
4th Floor, Jervis Hse, Jervis St, Dublin 1
Gavin McSpadden
01-8589601
01-8589609
info@ihrc.ie
Health Insurance Authority
Canal House, Canal Rd, Dublin 6
Nora Rahill
01 4060080
01 4060081
info@hia.ie
IDA Ireland
Wilton Pk. Hse Wilton Pl. Dub2
Sheelagh Mulligan
01 6034004
01 6034290
sheelagh.mulligan@ida.ie
Health Research Board
73 Lower Baggot St, Dublin 2
Carol Cronin
01 6761176
ccronin@hrb.ie
Information Society Commission
Departmentof the Taoiseach, Gov. Buildings, Upr
Merrion St. Dub 2
Edel Cooke
01 6194331
edel.cooke@taoiseach.gov.ie
Inland Fisheries Ireland
Swords Business Campus, Swords, County Dublin.
Mary O’Reilly
(01) 8842663
(01) 8379211
Heritage Council
Rothe House Parliament St Kilkenny
Liam Scott
056 7770777
056 7770788
lscott@heritagecouncil.com
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mary.oreilly@cfb.ie
Institute of Public Administration
57-61 Lawnsdowne Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Dymphna Lynch
01 2403603
dlynch@ipa.ie
Integrate Ireland Language and Training Limited
126 Pembroke Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Seán Breathnach
01 6677232
Sean.breathnach@iilt.ie
Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS)
National Blood Centre, James Street, Dublin 8.
David Burbridge
01 4322858
01 4322930
david.burbridge@ibts.ie
Irish Film Board
Queensgate 23 Dock Road Galway
Louise Ryan
091 561398
091 561405
louise.ryan@irishfilmboard.ie
Irish Horse Board Cooperative Society
Maynooth Business Campus, Maynooth, Co
Kildare
Deirdre Feely
01 5053584
01 5053562
deirdre.feely@agriculture.gov.ie
Irish Manuscripts Commission
45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Dr. Kathy Hayes
01 6761610
01 6623832
irmss@eircom.net
Irish Medicines Board
Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Jackie Cottell
01 6764971, extn. 3447
01 6614764
foi@imb.ie
Irish Museum Of Modern Art
Royal Hospital Military Road Kilmainham Dublin
8
Frank Brennan; Jan Ried
01 6129978
01 6718695
frank.brennan@imma.ie; jann.reid@imma
Irish National Stud
Tully, Co.Kildare
Eileen Kavanagh
045 521251
ekavanagh@irish-national-stud.ie
Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering
and Tecnology
Brooklawn Hse, Crampton Ave, Shelbourne Rd,
Dublin 4
Maria Cross
01 2315000
01 2315009
foi@ircset.ie
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and
Social Sciences
1st Floor, Brooklawn Hse, Crampton Ave, Shelbourne Rd, Dublin 4
Fiona Davis
01 6603652
info@irchss.ie
Irish Sports Council
Westend Office Park Blanchardstown Dublin 15
Alan O’Hare
01 8608809
01 8608880
aohare@irishsportscouncil.ie
Irish Water Safety
The Long Walk,Spanish Arch, Galway.
John Leech
091 564400
091 564700
johnleech@iws.ie
Labour Relations Commission
Tom Johnson Hse, Haddington Rd. Dublin 4
Alyson Gavin
01 6136756
01 6136701
alyson_gavin@lrc.ie
Land Registry
CSD, Land Registry Chancery Street Dublin 7
Anne Heneghan
01 8048063
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01 8048144
foi@landregistry.ie
Legal Aid Board
Quay Street Cahirciveen Co. Kerry
Bernard O’Shea
066 9471000
066 9471035
Local Government Computer Services Board
Phoenix House 27 Conyngham Rd. Dub.8
Jackie Russell
01 6457000
01 6457001
jrussell@lgcsb.ie
Lynn Hse, Portobello Court, Lower Rathmines
Rd, Dublin 6
David Hickey
01 4983100
01 4983102
dhickey@mcirl.ie
Mental Health Commission
St Martin’s Hse, Waterloo Rd, Dublin 4
Ray Mooney
01 6362400
01 6362440
ray.mooney@mhcirl.ie
Met Eireann
Glasnevin Hill Dublin 9
Local Government Management Services Board Colm Faherty
Local Government House 35-39 Ushers Quay 01-8064200
Dublin 8
01 8064247
John Conway
foi@met.ie
01 6438400
01-6438401
Mining Board
jconway@lgmsb.ie
3rd Floor, Holbrook Hse, Holles St, Dublin 2
Brendan Byrne
Léargas – The Exchange Bureau
01 6620284
189-193 Parnell St, Dublin 1
miningboard@eircom.net
Fionnuala Broughan
01 8731411
Monaghan Enterprise Board
01 8731316
Unit 9, M:Tek Building, Knockaconny, Monaghan
foi@leargas.ie
Gerry O’Toole
047 71818
Marine Casualty Investigation Board
gerry@mceb.ie
Leeson Lane, Dublin 2
Kieran Baker
National Advisory Committee on Drugs
01 6782460
3rd Floor, Shelbourne Hse, Shelbourne Rd, Balls01 6783129
bridge, Dublin 4
Mary Jane Trimble
Marine Institute
01 6670760
Marine Institute Rinville Oranmore Galway
01 6670828
Anne Wilkinson.
info@nacd.ie
091 387200
091 387201
National Archives
foi@marine.ie
Bishop Street, Dublin 8
Tom Quinlan; David Craig
Medical Bureau of Road Safety
01 4072385
Department of Forensic Medicine, UCD, Earlsfort 01 4072333
Terrace, Dublin 2
tquinlan@nationalarchives.ie
Tina Clarke
01 4781723
National Archives Advisory Council
01 4781103
Bishop Street, Dublin 8
forensic.medicine@ucd.ie
Pat Corcoran
01 6313971
Medical Council
01 6313958
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pcorcoran@dast.gov .ie
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
NCCA, Portlaoise CO.Laoise
National Building Agency
Aine Armstrong Farrell
Hatherton, Richmond Avenue South, Milltown, 057 8682470
Dublin 6
057 8632008
Irene lynch
Aine.Armstrongfarrel@ncca.ie
01 4979654
01 4972540
National Council for Special Education
ilynch@nba.ie
1-2 Mill St, Trim, Co Meath
Niall Feeney
National Cancer Registry
046 9486420
Elm Court, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork
Niall .Feeney@ncse.ie
Gearldine Finn
021 4703936
National Council for the Professional Develop021 4318016
ment of Nursing and Midwifery
Unit 6-7, Manor Business Park, Manor St, Dublin
National Centre for Guidance in Education
7
1st Floor, 42/43 Prussia St, Dublin 7
Helen Bohan
Shivaun Gallagher
01 8825300
01 8823811
01 8680366
01 8823817
helen@ncnm.ie
shivaun.gallagher@ncge.ie
National Disability Authority
National Centre for Technology in Education
25 Clyde Road Dub 4
NCTE, Dublin City University, Dublin 9
M/s Cliona Curley
Denise Brennen
01 6080400
01 7008211
01 6609935
dbrennan@ncte.ie
cpcurley@nda.ie
National College of Ireland
Mayor St, Dublin 1
Sinead O’ Sullivan
01 4498632
sosullivan@ncirl.ie
National Committee For Development Education
Bishop’s Square Redmond’s Hill Dublin 2
Thomas Tichelmann
01 4789457
National Concert Hall
Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2
John Nolan
01 4170011
01 4785263
john.nolan@nch.ie
National Consumer Agency
4-5 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2
Tom Burke
01 4025570
01 4025501
Tom_bourke@nca.ie
National Economic and Social Development Office
16 Parnell Square Dublin 1
Brendan Ward
01 8146303
01 8146301
brendan.ward@nesdo.ie
National Education Welfare Board
16-22 Green St, Dublin 7
Gilín Ní Mhóinbhíol
01 8738735
foi@newb.ie
National Gallery of Ireland
Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Gerry D’arcy; Vivienne Lynch
01 6633569
01 6626935
gdarcy@ngi.ie; vlynch@ngi.ie
National Library of Ireland
Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Colette Byrne
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01 6030253
01 6766690
cbyrne@nli.ie
National Milk Agency
19 Sandymount Ave. Dublin 4
Marie Jordan
01 6603396
01 6603389
natmilk@eircom.net
National Transport Authority
Floor 3, Block 6/7, Irish Life Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland
Sara Morris
01 8798300
01 8798333
info@nationaltransport.ie
The Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange (Fulbright Commission)
Brooklawn Hse, Shelbourne Rd, Ballsbridge,
Dublin 4
c/o FOI Unit, Dept Foreign Affairs
01-6607670
01-6607668
rory.oleary@iveagh.irlgov.ie
asweeney@nswqb.ie
National Safety Council - subsumed under Road
Safety Authority from September
National Statistics Board
Central Statistics Office Ardee Road Rathmines
Dublin 6
Gerry Brady
01 4984006
01 4984229
gerry.brady@cso.ie; foi@cso.ie
NDP/CSF/ Evaluation Unit/Information Office
3rd Floor Fredrick Buildings South Fredrick Street
Dublin 2
Maureen Bird
01 6045331
01 6046334
evaluation@csfunits.gov.ie
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Gwen Thornberry
01 8072800
01 8073961
Gwen.Thornberry@nsai.ie
National Museum of Ireland
Collins Barracks Benburb St. Dublin
Mary Dowling (Temporary)
01 6486485
01 6777489
mdowling@museum.ie
National Treatment Purchase Fund
Asford Hse, Tara St, Dublin 2
Fiona Walsh
01 6427101/1890 720 820
01 6427102
fiona.walsh@ntpf.ie
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
5th Floor, Jervis Hse, Jervis St, Dublin 1
Eamonn Collins
01 8871520
ecollins@nqai.ie
National University of Ireland
49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Magdalen O’Connell
01 4392424/23
magdalen.oconnell@nui.ie
National Roads Authority
St. Martins Hse Waterloo Rd. Dublin 4
Ray Foley
01 6602511
01 6680009
rfoley@nra.ie
Office of the Appeal Commissioners for the purposes of the Tax Acts
Fitzwilton House, Fitzwilton Place, Dublin 2
John O’Callaghan
01 6624530
01 6611892
National Social Work Qualifications Board
8-11 Lr.Baggot Street Dublin 2
Aoife Sweeney
01 6766281
01 6766289
Office of the Attorney General
North Block, Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2
Padraig McMahon
01 6616944
House Stylebook | 49
01 6761806
padraig_mcmahon@ag.irlgov.ie
Office of the Censorship of Publications
13 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2
Peggy Garvey
01 6610553
01 6610598
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
16 Parnell Square Dublin 1
Phil Flood
01 8585816
01 8585802
phil_flood@odce.ie
18 Lr. Leeson Street, Dublin 2
Mary Byrne
01 6395658
01 6610570
Mary _Byrne@ombudsman.irlgov.ie
Office of the Official Censor of Films
16 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2
Eileen Fitzgerald
01 6761985
01 6761898
efitzgerald@ifco.gov.ie
Office of the Ombudsman
18 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2
Brendan O’Neill
Office of the Chief Medical Officer for the Civil 01 6785222
Service
01 6610570
3rd Floor, Frederick Buildings, South Frederick brendan_oneill@ombudsman.irlgov.ie
Street, Dublin 2
Dr. Ger Comiskey
Office of the Ombudsman for Children (Admin
01 6045341
functions only)
01 6773649
Millennium House 52/56 Great Strand Street
geraldine.comiskey@cmo.gov.ie
Dublin 1
Charles Reid
Office of the Chief State Solicitor
01 8656800
Little Ship St. Dublin 8
01 8747333
Gearoid Browne
oco@oco.ie
01 4176100
01 4176299
Office of the Pensions Ombudsman
36 Upper Mount St, Dublin 2
Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Joe Dempsey
Treasury Block, Dublin Castle Dublin 2
01 6471652
Fergus O’Brien
01 6769577
01 6031088
joe.dempsey@pensionsombudsman.ie
01 6031010
fergus_o’brien@audgen.irlgov.ie
Office of Public Works
51 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Adrienne O’Driscoll
14-16 Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2
01 6476124
Janet Buckley
01 6476485
01 6789222
adrienne.odriscoll@opw.ie
01 6610915
janet.buckley@dppireland.ie
Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies
Parnell House, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas
William Reid
Leinster House, Dublin 2
01 8045499
Brid Dunne
01 8045498
01 6183630
will_reid@entemp.ie
01 6184035
Brid.Dunne@oireachtas.ie
Ordnance Survey Ireland
Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
Office of the Information Commissioner
Gerard Kennedy
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01 8025328
01 8204156
gerard.kennedy@osi.ie
Office of Tobacco Control
Willow Hse, Millenium Pk, Naas, Co Kildare
Patricia Garland-Moloney
045 852700
045 852799
patricia.garland@otc.ie
Opticians Board
18 Fitzwillam Sq, Dublin 2
Mary O’Donnell
01 6767416
01 6621051
opticiansboard@eircom.net
Patents Office
Government Buildings, Hebron Road, Kilkenny
Declan Finlay
Lo-Call 1890-220222
Lo-Call 1890-220120
declan_finlay@entemp.ie
Probation and Welfare Service
Smithfield Chambers, Smithfield, Dublin 7.
David O Donovan
01 8733722
01 8721016
Public Appointments Service
Chapter Hse, 26-30 Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1
Marie Kelly
01 8587496
01- 8779950
Marie.Kelly@publicjobs.ie
Railway Procurement Agency
RPA House Parkgate Street Dublin 8
Louise O’Neill
01 6463665
01 6463401
louise.oneill@rpa.ie
Registry of Deeds
Land Registry, Chancery St. Dublin 7.
Anne Heneghan
01 8048063
Pensions Board
01 8044144
Verschoyle House, 28/30 Lr. Mount St Street, foi@landregistry.ie
Dublin 2
Rachael Gleeson
Registry of Title Rules Committee
01 6131900
Land Registry, Chancery St, Dublin 7.
01 6318602
Anne Heneghan
rgleeson@pensionsboard.ie
01 8048063
anne.heneghan@landregistry.ie
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
18 Shrewsbury Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Rent Tribunal
John Bryan
Custom House Dublin 1
01 2184000
Tim Nuttal
01 2837678
01 8882309
John. Bryan@pharmaceuticalsociety.ie
01 8882688
tim.nuttall@environ..ie
Pobal/ADM Ltd
Holbrook House Holles St. Dublin 2
Revenue Commissioners
Donna Creaven;Enda Doherty
Cross Block Dublin Castle Dublin 2
01 2400733
Orna Richella Maguire
01 6610411
01 6748815
dcreaven@@pobal.ie
01 7024203
foi@revenue.ie; omaguire@revenue.ie
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
Abbey Moat Hse, Abbey St, Naas, Co Kildare
RTE (incl DTT Network Co., RTE Music Ltd & RTE
Marie Ni Mhurchú
Comm. Enterprises)
045 882042
Donnybrook, Dublin 4
045 882089
Peter Feeney
marie@phecc.ie
01 2083122
House Stylebook | 51
01 2083483
peter.feeney@rte.ie; foi@rte.ie
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
3, Clonskeagh Square, Dublin 14
Dr Barbara Rafferty
01 2697766
01 2697437
brafferty@rpii.ie
Science Foundation Ireland
Wilton Park Hse, Wilton Place, Dublin 2
Ciara Cotter /Lisa Murphy
01 6073211 / 01 6073037
01 6073201
ciara.cotter@sfi.ie lisa.murphy@sfi.ie; foi@sfi.ie
Social Welfare Appeals Office
D’Olier House, D’Olier Street, Dublin 2
Bernadette Carty
01 6732828
01 6718391
swappeals@welfare.ie
Social Welfare Tribunal
Floor 2 Landen House Townsend Street Dublin 2
Betty O ‘Dwyer
01 6732247
01 6732285
betty.odwyer@welfare.ie
Shannon Development
Shannon Co. Clare
Siobhán O’Connor
061 710208
061 361903
oconnors@shannondev.ie
Skillnets Limited
5th Floor Q House 76 Furze Road Sandyford Dublin 18.
Ian Menzies
01 2079630
01 2079631
ian.menzies@skillnets.com
Children Acts Advisory Board
Phoenix Hse, Block 2, 28 Conyngham Rd, Dublin
8
Claire McGuinness
01 6724123
Claire. Mcguinness@srsb.ie
Standards in Public Office Commission
18 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2
Brian Allen
01 6785222
01 6610570
State Laboratory
Backweston Complex Young’s Cross Celbridge Co
Kildare
Kevin Doyle
01 5057000
Sustainable Energy Ireland
Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
Michael McCarthy
01 - 8369080
01 - 8372848/01 8082085
Irish Horse Board Cooperative Society
Teaching Council
Block A, Maynooth Business Campus, Co. Kildare.
Carmel Kearns
01 6517940
Carmel.kearns@teachingcouncil.ie
Teagasc
Mellows Centre Athenry Co. Galway
Nuala King
091 845200
091 844296
Nuala.King@teagasc.ie
TG4 – Seirbhísí na Gaeilge Teoranta
Baile na hAbhann Co. Na Gaillmhe
Mary Ellen Ni Chualain
091 505050
091 505021
mary.ni.chualain@tg4.ie
Udaràs naGaeltachta
Ùdaràs na Gaeltachta Na Forbacha Gaillimh.
Dolores Breathnach
091 503127
091 503101
dolores.breathnach@udaras.ie
Valuation Office
Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street Lower,Dublin 1
Patrick Mcilwee
01 8171005
01 8171190
Paddy.McIlwee@VALOFF.IE
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Valuation Tribunal
1st Floor, Ormonde Hse, Ormonde Quay Upper,
Dublin 7
Anne Keeley
01 8728177
01 6028652
info@valuation-trib.ie
Cork City Council
City Hall, Cork
Noreen Mulcahy
021 4924037
021-314238
noreen_mulcahy@corkcity.ie
Veterinary Council
53 Lansdowne Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Valerie Beatty
01 6684402
01 6604373
info@vci.ie
Cork County Council
Corporate Affairs Floor 14 County Hall, Cork
Fergal Gough
021-4285500
021-4345425
fergal.gough@corkcoco.ie
Victim Support
Haliday House 32 Arran Quay Dub2
M/s Teresa O’Donoghue
01 8780870
01 8780944
info@victimsupport.ie
Donegal County Council
County House, Lifford, Co. Donegal
Frances Nichols
074- 9172222
074-9172028
fnichols@donegalcoco.ie
Western Development Commission
Dillon house Ballaghadereen Co. Roscommon
Paul Keyes
094 9861441
094 9861443
paulkeyes@wdc.ie
Dublin City Council
Information Management Corporate Services
Department Dublin City Council 3 Palace Street
Dublin 2.
Paul Dawson
01-2225088
01-2223776
foi@dublincity.ie
Councils
Carlow County Council
County Offices, Athy Road, Carlow.
Paul Curran
059-9170386
059-9141503
pcurran@carlowcoco.ie
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council
County Hall, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire
Lynda Fox
01- 2047931
01- 2806969
lfox@dlrcoco.ie
Cavan County Council
Courthouse Cavan
Charlie O’Donoghoe
049- 4331799 Ext 7202
049-4361565
codonoghoe@cavancoco.ie
Fingal County Council
PO Box 174 Fingal County Hall Main Street
Swords Co. Dublin
Brian Buckley
01-8905000
01-8905169
Brian.buckley@fingalcoco.ie
Clare County Council
New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare
Valerie Lyons
065-6846405
065-6828233
vlyons@clarecoco.ie
Galway City Council
City Hall, College Road, Galway
Ann Brett
091-536400
091-567493
annbrett@galwaycity.ie
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Galway County Council
County Buildings, Prospect Hill, Galway
Geraldine Healy
091-509000
091-509010
ghealy@galwaycoco.ie
Kerry County Council
Aras an Chontae, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Padraig Corkery.
066-7183500
066-7183611
foi@kerrycoco.ie
Kildare County Council
Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare
Christine Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Grady
045- 980200 045 980721
045-876875
foi@kildarecoco.ie
Kilkenny County Council
County Hall, John Street, Kilkenny
Jim Gibbons
056-7752699
056-7794004
jgibbons@kilkennycoco.ie
Laois County County
County Hall, Portlaoise Co. Laois
Josephine Kavanagh
057-8664000
057-8622313
JKavanagh@laoiscoco.ie
foi@limerickcity.ie
Longford County Council
Aras an Chontae, Great Water Street, Longford
Mary Morrissey
043- 46231
043-41233
info@longfordcoco.ie
Louth County Council
Millenium Centre Dundalk Co. Louth
Pauline Watters
042-9335457
042-9334549
pauline.watters@louthcoco.ie
Mayo County Council
Aras an Chontae, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
John Mchale
094-9047307
094-9023937
mcj@mayococo.ie
Meath County Council
County Hall, Navan, Co. Meath
Mary Maguire
046-9097015;
046-9097001
mmaguire@meathcoco.ie
Monaghan County Council
County Offices, The Glen, Monaghan
Carmel Thornton
047-30500
047-82739
cthornto@monaghancoco.ie
Leitrim County Council
Governor House Carrick-on- Shannon, Co. Leitrim
Gerry Doyle
Offaly County Council
071-9620005
Aras an Chontae Tullamore, Co. Offaly
gdoyle@leitrimcoco.ie
Marie Spain
057-9346800
Limerick County Council
057-9346868
County Hall Dooradoyle Co. Limerick
mspain@offalycoco.ie
Tina Knox
061-496379
Roscommon County Council
061/496003
Courthouse, Roscommon
tknox@limerickcoco.ie
Brian Duffy
0906-637122
Limerick City Council
0906-637108
City Hall, Limerick
bduffy@roscommoncoco.ie
Joe Delaney
061-407212
Sligo County Council
061-415266
County Hall Riverside, Sligo
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Kevin Colreavy
071-9157440
071-9147119
kcolreav@sligococo.ie
South Dublin County Council
PO Box 4122, Town Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Mary Maguire
01-4149131
01-4149202
info@sdublincoco.ie
North Tipperary County Council
Court House Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Michael Delaney
067-44576
067-33134
mdelaney@northtippcoco.ie
South Tipperary County Council
County Hall, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
David Coleman
052-6134455
052-80422
david.coleman@southtippcoco.ie
Waterford City Council
City Hall, The Mall, Waterford
Aideen Jacob
051-309900
051 844424
ajacob@waterfordcity.ie
foi@wexfordcoco.ie
Wicklow County Council
Council Offices Wicklow
Joyce O Reilly Siobhán O Brien
0404 20158
0404 20112
sobrien@wicklowcoco.ie joreilly@wicklowcoco.
ie
Athlone Town Council
Civic Offices The Crescent Athlone Co. Westmeath
Ann McNamara
0902-72107
0902-72100
amcnamara@athloneudc.ie
Enniscorthy Town Council
UDC Offices, Market Square, Enniscorthy
Padraig O Gorman
053-9233540
054-9235115
padraig.ogorman@enniscorthy.ie
New Ross Town Council
The Thosel, New Ross
Gerard Mackey (Town Clerk)
051-421284
051-421605
townclerk@newrosstc.ie
Waterford County Council
Civic Offices, Davitts Quay, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Tess O’Brien
058-22000
058-42911
tobrien@waterfordcoco.ie
County Enterprise Boards
Westmeath County Council
County Buildings, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Hugh O’ Rielly
044-9340861
044-9342330
horielly@westmeathcoco.ie
Cavan Enterprise Board
Cavan Innovation & Technology Centre, Dublin
Road, Cavan
Vincent Reynolds
049 4377200
info@cceb.ie
Wexford County Council
County Hall, Wexford
Assumpta Doyle
053 9176389
053- 9143400
Clare Enterprise Board
Mill Road, Ennis, Co. Clare
Pat Shannon
065 6841922
Carlow Enterprise Board
Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow
Kieran Comerford
059 9130880
comerfordk@carlow-ceb.com
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pshannon@clareceb.ie
Cork City Enterprise Board
1 /2, Bruach na Laoi, Union Quay, Cork
Olive Guerin
021 4961828
info@corkceb.ie
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Enterprise Board
Nutgrove Enterprise Centre, Nutgrove Way,
Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Gabriel McWeeney
01 4948400
gabriel@dlrceb.ie
Cork North Enterprise Board
Galway City & Co. Enterprise Board
The Enterprise Office, 26 Davis Street, Mallow, Woodquay Court, Woodquay, Galway
County Cork
Charles Lynch
Rochie Holohan
091 565269
022 43235
charles@galwayenterprise.ie
corknent@iol.ie
Kerry Enterprise Board
Cork South Enterprise Board
County Buildings, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Unit 6a, South Ring Business Park, Kinsale Road, Martin Collins
Cork
066 7183522
Joe Burke
021 4975281
kerryceb@kerrycoco.ie
joe@sceb.ie
Kildare Enterprise Board
The Woods, Clane, Co. Kildare
Cork West Enterprise Board
Mary Fitpatrick
Kent Street, Clonakilty, Co. Cork
045 861707
Sheelagh Hartnett
mfitz@kildareceb.ie
023 34700
sheelagh@wceb.ie
Kilkenny Enterprise Board
Donegal Enterprise Board
42 Parliament Street, Kilkenny
Enterprise Fund Business Centre, Ballyraine, Let- Fiona Deegan
terkenny Co. Donegal
056 7752662
Ursula Donnelly
fiona@kceb.ie
074 9160735
udonnelly@donegalenterprise.ie
Laois Enterprise Board
IBS House, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Dublin City Enterprise Board
Evelyn Reddin
17 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
057 866 1800
Evelyn Curly
evelyn@laoisenterprise.com
01 6776068
ecurley@dceb.ie
Leitrim Enterprise Board
Carrick-on-Shannon Business Park, Dublin Road,
Dublin Fingal Enterprise Board
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
Mainscourt, 23 Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Geraldine McMenamin
Dublin
071 9620450
Anne Donaldson
geraldine@leitrimenterprise.ie
01 8900800
anne@fingalceb.ie
Limerick City Enterprise Board
The Granary, Michael Street, Limerick
Dublin South Enterprise Board
Margaret Ryan
3 Village Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
061 312611
Sean McDonald
m.ryan@limceb.ie
01 4057073
sean.mcdonald@sdenterprise.ie
Limerick County Enterprise Board
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Lower Mallow Street, Limerick
Christine Griffin
061 319319
chris@lcoeb.ie
Longford Enterprise Board
Longford Enterprise Centre, Templemichael, Ballinalee Road, Longford
Michael Nevin
043 42757
info@longfordceb.ie
Louth Enterprise Board
Enterprise House, Partnership Court, The Ramparts, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Fionnuala Rogers
042 9327099
frogers@lceb.ie
Mayo Enterprise Board
Mc Hale Retail Park, Mc Hale Road, Castlebar, Co.
Mayo
Padraig McDermott
094 904 7586
pmcdermott@mayococo.ie;
Meath Enterprise Board
Enterprise Centre, Trim Road, Navan, Co. Meath
Hugh Reilly; Caroline Lynch
046 9078400
North Tipperary Enterprise Board
Connolly Street Nenagh Co Tipperary
Fionnuala Devaney
067 33086
fionnuala@tnceb.ie
Offaly Enterprise Board
Cormac Street, Tullamore, Offaly
Orla Martin
057 935 2971
info@offalyceb.ie
Roscommon Enterprise Board
Library Buildings, Abbey Street, Roscommon
town, County Roscommon
Peter Wrafter
0906 626263
pwrafter@roscommon.ie
Sligo County Enterprise Board
Sligo Development Centre, Cleveragh Road, Sligo
Stephen Walshe
071 9144779
stephenwalshe@sligoenterprise.ie
South Tipperary Enterprise Board
1 Gladstone Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Ita Horan
052 29466
ita.horan@southtippcoco.ie
Waterford City Enterprise Board
Enterprise House, New Street Court, New Street,
Waterford
Michael Barry
051 852883
mbarry@waterfordceb.com
Waterford County Enterprise Board
The Court House Dungarvan Co. Waterford
Catherine McCarthy
058 44811
waterfordceb@cablesurf.com
Westmeath Enterprise Board
Church Avenue, Mullingar, Westmeath
John Power
044 93 49222
jpower@westmeath-enterprise.ie
Wexford Enterprise Board
16/17 Mallin Street, Cornmarket, Wexford
Sean Mythen
053 9122965
sean@wexfordceb.ie
Wicklow Enterprise Board
1 Main Street, Wicklow Town
Louise Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Riordan
0404 67100
louise@wicklowceb.ie
Health Service Executive
H.S.E. Eastern Regional Health Area
C.S.D. E.R.H.A Mill Lane Palmerstown Dublin
Damien Burns
01 6201600
01 6201601
damien.Burns@mails.hse.ie
H.S.E.South Western (Dunlaoghaire,Dublin South
City, Dublin South East, Dublin West, Wicklow)
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Oak House Limetree Avenue Millennium Park 021 4923774
Naas
021 4923627
John Cullen
evelyn.murray@hse.ie
045 880494
1890 200894
H.S.E. Western (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon)
john.cullen@hse.ie
Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway
Liam Quirke
H.S.E. Northern (Dublin North)
091 773838
Unit 7 Swords Business Campus Balheary Road 091 753464
Swords Co. Dublin
liam.quirke@hse.ie
Anne Marie Donohue
01 8908728
H.S.E.North Western (Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim)
01;8131882
Navenny St. Ballybofey Co. Donegal
annmarie.donohue@hse.ie
Ken Lillis
074 9189152/9189153
H.S.E. Dublin Mid Leinster (Dublin South West, 074 9130380
Kildare,West Wicklow,Laois ,Longford, Offaly, ken.lillis@hse.ie
Westmeath.)
Block 4 Central Business Park Clonminch Portlao- H.S.E. Mid Western (Limerick, Clare, Tipp North)
ise Road Tullamore Co Offaly
Customer Affairs Department 31/33 Catherine
Wendy Buckley
Street Limerick.
057 9357876
Sinead Kelleher
057 9357881
061 483286/483287
wendy.buckley@hse.ie
061 483350
sinead.kelleher@hse.ie
H.S.E. National Lead
Block 4 Central Business Park Clonminch Tullamore Co. Offaly
Regional Authorities
Donal Devery
057 9357610
Border Regional Authority
057 9357881
Athbara House Cavan
donal.devery@hse.ie
Matt Donnelly
049 4362600
H.S.E Dublin North East (Louth, Cavan, Meath 049 4372044
and Monagahan)
borderregion@eircom.net
FOI & DP Officer Consumer Affairs Department
St. Felims Complex Cavan
BMW Regional Assembly
Fred Hegarty
The Square Ballaghadereen Roscommon
049 4360460/049 4360462
Gerry Lavelle
049 4360494
094-9862970
fred.hegarty@hse.ie
094-986 2973
glavelle@bmwassembly.ie
H.S.E. South Eastern (Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford,
Waterford, Tipperary South)
Dublin Regional Authority
Administration Building Kilcreene Hosp Kilkenny 11 Parnell Square Dublin 1
Sinead Byrne
Catherina Benson
056 7785553
01 8745018
056 7785549
01 8788080
sineadj.byrne@hse.ie
info@dra.ie
H.S.E. South (Cork, Kerry)
Aras Slรกinte Wilton Road, Cork
Evelyn Murray
Mid-East Regional Authority
County Buildings, Station Road, Wicklow Town.
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John Byrne
0404 66058
0404 61670
mera@eircom.net
Harriet Barlow
01-8092866
01-8092869
harrietbarlow@beaumont.ie
Midland Regional Authority
Bridge Centre Bridge Street Tullamore Co. Offaly
Marie Spain
0506 52996
0506 52998
mspain@midlands.ie
Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital
Cappagh, Dublin 11.
Gordon Dunne
01-8140446
01-8140339
gordon.dunne@cappagh.ie
Mid-West Regional Authority
Friar Court Abbey St Nenagh Co. Tipperary
Seamus Treacy
067 33197
067 34401
mwra@eircom.net
Central Remedial Clinic
Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3.
Tom Kehoe
01-8057400
01-8335496
tkehoe@crc.ie
Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly
O’Connell St. Waterford
Vincent Dunphy
051 860700
051 879887
vdunphy@seregassembly.ie
City of Dublin Skin & Cancer Hospital, Hume
Street
Hume Street, Dublin 2
Carmel McKenna
01-6766935
01-6762967
South East Regional Authority
1 Gladstone St. Clonmel Co. Tipperary
Michael Moroney
052 26200
052 26512
dir@sera.ie
Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street
Temple Street, Dublin 1
Paula Day
01-8784720
01-8784226
paula.day@cuh.ie
South West Regional Authority
Innishmore Ballincollig Co. Cork
Eoghan Allen
021 4876877 (Direct Dial 021 4878178)
021 487687
eallen@swra.ie
Coombe Women’s Hospital
Dolphins Barn, Dublin 8
Siobhan Lyons
01-4085710
01-4536033
siobhanlyons@coombe.ie
West Regional Authority
Woodquay Court Woodquay Galway
Deirdre Moran
091 563842
091 561328
galwaycc@indigo.ie
Dublin Dental School and Hospital
20 Lincoln Place, Dublin 2
Cathy Doyle
01-6127223
01-6711255
cathy.doyle@dental.tcd.ie
Hospitals
Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont Road, Dublin 9
Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland,
Clontarf
Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3
Gerry McCarthy
01-8332521
01-8333181
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purhasing@ioh.ie
Leopardstown Park Hospital
Foxrock, Dublin 18
Ann Fitzpatrick
01-2955055
01-2955957
a.fitzpatrick@lph.ie
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Limited
Eccles Street, Dublin 7
Finola Fahy
01-8032982
01-8032938
FOI@Mater.ie
Mercy University Hospital
Grenville Place, Cork
Mary Deasy
021-4935396
021-4276341
mdeasy@muh.ie
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street
Holles Street, Dublin 2
Sheila Broughan
01-6373552
01-6766623
sbroughan@nmh.ie
National Rehabilitation Hospital
Rochestown Avenue, Dunlaoghaire, Co. Dublin
Paula Carroll .
01-2355330
01-2355503
paula.carroll@nrh.ie
Our Lady’s Hospice Limited
Harolds Cross, Dublin 6
Patricia Pierce
01-4068725
01-4068807
ppierce@olh.ie
Our Lady’s Hospital For Sick Children
Crumlin, Dublin 12
Brenda Ryan/Patricia O’ Brien
01-4096715
01-4096117
brenda.ryan@olhsc.ie
Peamount Hospital
Newcastle, Co. Dublin.
Rose Cunnane
01-6010300
01-6282306
rcunnane@peamount.ie
Rotunda Hospital
Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1
Lorraine Jordan ;Orla Curran
01-8171751
01-817 6810
foi@rotunda.ie
Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital
Adelaide Road, Dublin 2
Mary Darragh
01-6785500
01-6761858
mary.darragh@veeh.ie@rveeh.ie
Royal Hospital, Donnybrook
Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Denise Heffernan
01-4066629
01-4066673
dheffernan@rhd.ie
South Infirmary Victoria Hospital, Cork
Old Blackrock Road, Cork
Louisa Hussey
021-4926287
021-4310153
hussey.Louisa@sivh.ie
St Francis Hospice, Raheny
Station Road, Raheny, Dublin 5
Alison Barker
01-8327535
01-8327635
abarker@sfh.ie
St James’s Hospital
James Street, Dublin 8
Mary Darragh
01-4103361-4162463
01-4544768
mdarragh@stjames.ie
St John’s Hospital, Limerick
St John’s Square, Limerick
Aileen O’Connell
061-462253
061-415231
aoconnell@stjohnshospital.ie
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St Luke’s / St Anne’s Hospital
Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6
Marie Comiskey
01-4065147
01-4972941
marie.comiskey@slh.ie
St. Mary’s Hospital and Residential School, Baldoyle
Baldoyle, Dublin 13
Olive Johnston
01-8323056
01-8393718
St Micheal’s Hospital, Dun Laoghaire
Lr.Georges Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Ian Maguire
01-6639857
01-6639858
St Patrick’s Hospice / Marymount Hospice, Cork
Wellington Road, Cork
Finola O’Sullivan
021-4501201 Ext.216
fosullivan@stpatricksmarymount.ie
St Vincent’s, Fairview
ConventAve. Richmond Road Fairview, Dublin 3
Maria Lyons
01-8842485
01-8370801
marialyons@svhf.ie
St Vincent’s University Hospital
Elm Park, Dublin 4
Mary Shore
01-2094985
01-2094987
m.shore@st-vincents.ie
Tallaght Hospital
Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Catherine O’Toole
01-4142333
01-4142826
catherine.OToole@amnch.ie
Voluntary bodies
Ability West (formerly Galway Co Association for
Mental Handicapped Children)
Blackrock House, Salthill Galway.
Eileen Costello- Conneely
091-528122
091-528150
Eileen.costello@abilitywest.ie
Brothers of Charity Southern Services
Lota, Glanmire, Co. Cork
Dave Murphy
021-4556200
021-4821711
dmurphy@cork.brosofcharity.ie
Brothers of Chariety Services, Clare
56 Cathedral Court, Limerick Road Ennis Co. Clare
Ger mcLoughlin
065-6846128
065 6869769
gmcloughlin@clare.brothersofcharity.ie
Brothers of Charity Services, Galway
Woodlands, Renmore, Galway
Margaret McDonagh
091-721400
091-721444
margaretmcdonagh@galway.brothersofcharity.
ie
Brothers of Charity Services, Limerick
1st Floor Blackberry Park, Ballykeeffe Dock Road
Limerick
Norma Bagge
061-487087
061-487099
normabagge@limerick.brothersofcharity.ie
Brothers of Charity Services, Roscommon
Lanesbro Street, Roscommon.
Mary Hennigan
090-6628500
090-6625350
mhennigan@roscommon.brothersofcharity.ie
Brothers of Charity Services, South East
Belmont Park, Ferrybank Waterford.
Margaret Ryan
051-833400
051-851127
margaretryan@waterford.brothersofcharity.ie
Camphill Communities
Castle Street Carrick-on-Suir Co Tipperary
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Thomas Meyer
051 645400;
051-645569
thomas.dingle@camphill.ie
Block Road, Portlaoise
Yvonne Nolan
057 8672400
ynolan@eircom.net
Carriglea Cairde Services Ltd (formerly Sisters of
the Bon Sauveur)
Carriglea, Dungarvan , Co Waterford.
Mary McGrath
058-41322
058-41432
mary.mcgrath@carrigleaservices.com
Enable Ireland
32F Rosemount Pk Drive, Rosemount Business
Pk, Ballycoolin Rd, Dublin 11
Finoula Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donovan
01-8727155
01-8665222
infor@enableireland.ie
Cheeverstown House
Templeogue, Dublin 6W.
Fiona Brown
01-4993700
01-4905753
fbrown@cheeverstown.ie
Federation of Voluntary Bodies
Oranmore Business Park, Oranmore, Galway
(the national umbrella organisation for voluntary/non-statutory agencies who provide direct
services to people with intellectual disability.)
Caroline Looney Admin Officer
091 792316
Cheshire Ireland
Block 4 Bracken Business park Bracken Road Sandyford inds. Estate Dublin 18
Niall Byrne
01-2974100
01-2052060
niall.byrne@cheshire.ie
KARE
Industrial Estate Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
Mary O Connor
045-431544
045-448798
mary.oconnor@kareld.com
COPE Foundation
Bonnington, Montenotte, Cork.
Chris Traynor
021-4507131
021-4507580
ctraynor@cope-foundation.ie
Irish Wheelchair Association
Blackheath Dr. Clontarf Dublin3
Maria Luddy
01 8186400
01 8333873
maria.luddy@iwa.ie
Daughters of Charity Service
Central Management St. Vincentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Centre, Navan Road, Dublin 7.
Denis Cronin
01-8245400
01-8385496
denis.cronin@docservice.ie
Multilple Sclerosis Society of Ireland
80 Northumberland Rd Dub 4.
Sharyn Long
01-6781600
01-6781601
Sharynl@ms-society.ie
Deaf Hear (FormerlyThe National Association for
the Deaf)
1A Kilnap Business & Technology Park Old Mallow Road Cork
Lorraine McDonald
021-4221768
021-4221795
Lorraine.mcdonald@deafhear.ie
Education Support Centre - Laois
National Association for the Deaf
35 Nth Fredrick St. Dublin 1
Lorraine McDonald
01-8723800
01 8723816
nad@iol.ie
National Council for the Blind of Ireland
Whitworth Rd Drumcondra Dublin 9
Niamh Connolly/Fionnuala Murphy
01-8821914
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01 -8307787
fionnuala.murphy@ncbi.ie
Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary/Muiriosa
Foundation
Moore Abbey, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare.
Carol Burke
057-9321072
057-9352592
carol.burke@scjms.ie
Sisters of La Sagesse
Cregg House, Ballincar, Rosses Point Road, Sligo.
Paul Egan
071-9177229
071-9177439
pegan@cregghouse.com
St Anne’s Services (also formerly called Sisters of
Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary)
Sean Ross Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary.
Gillian Guest
0505-22046
0505-22525
gillian.guest@stannes.ie
St. Anne’s Services, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Sean Ross Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Gillian Guest
0505 22046
Gillian.guest@stannes.ie
St. John of Gods Hospitaller Public Services, Stillorgan (includes St. Mary of the Angels)
Lucena Clinic 59 Orwell Road Rathgar Dublin 6
Lorraine Carey(She is based in the Lucena Clinic)
01 4999308
01 4925664
lorraine.carey@sjog.ie
St Mary of the Angels
Beauford, Co. Kerry.
Kevin Ryan
064-44133
064-44302
bcounihan@stmaryoftheangels.ie
St. Michael’s House
Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9.
David Kenefick
01-8840207
01-8840211
david.kenefick@smh.ie
St Patrick’s Centre (Kilkenny) Ltd, Kells Road,
Kilkenny (formerly Irish Sisters of Charity Services)
Kells Road, Kilkenny.
Claire Gannon
056-7722170
056-7751414
cgannonstpats@spckkltd.iet
Stewart’s Hospital
Palmerstown, Dublin 20.
Joan Rapple
01-6264444
joan.rapple@stewartshospital.com
Sunbeam House Services
Kilarney Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Michael Noone
01-2868451
01-2760367
info@sunbeam.ie
Western Care Association
Pool Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Nuala Mullins
094-9025133
094-9025207
nmullins@westerncare.com
Education Support Centres
Education Support Centres - An Daingean
An Chuillin, An Daingean, Co. Kerry
Eibhlín Uí Lúing
066-9151866
iocdad@eircom.net
Education Support Centres - Athlone
Athlone Education Centre, Moydrum Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Frank Walsh
09064-20400
info@athedcen.com
Education Support Centres - Blackrock
Blackrock Education Centre, Kill Avenue, Dun
Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Seamus Cannon
01-2365000
bec@blackrock-edu.ie
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Education Support Centres - Carlow
Kilkenny Road, Carlow
Seamus Walsh
059 35404
cec@iol.ie
Education Support Centres - Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon Education Centre, Marymount Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
Catherine Martin
071-9620383
071-9621471
director@carrickedcentre.ie
Education Support Centres - Cavan
Cavan Education Centre, Main Street, Cavan
Maureen Gaffney
049-4332259
cavanedcentre@eircom.net
Education Support Centres - Clare
Clare Education Centre, Government Offices, Kilrush Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.
Anthony Kelly
065 6845500
065 6842930
director@clare-education-centre.ie
Education Support Centres - Co.Tipperary
Tipperary Education Support Centre, Education
Centre , Slievenamon Road Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.
Michelle O’Loughlin
0504 90497; 086 6008860
info@tippec.ie
Tara Sweeney
074 9723487
dglec@eircom.net
Education Support Centres - Drumcondra
Drumcondra, Dublin 9
Eileen O’Connor
01 8576400
director@ecdrumcondra.ie
Education Support Centres - Dublin West
Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Siobhán Kerr
01 4528000
skerr@dwec.ie
Education Support Centres - Dundalk
Chapel Street Dundalk Co. Louth
Mr. Francis Greenan
042 9330309
teach@iol.ie
Education Support Centres - Galway
Cluain Mhuire Monivea Road Galway
Richie Byrne
091 745602
galwayedcentre@oceanfree.net
Education Support Centres - Gort a Choirce
Leitir Ceanainn, Co. Donegal
John Gallagher
074 9135723
inmr@eircom.net
Education Support Centres - Kildare
Friary Road, Kildare Town, Co.Kildare.
Education Support Centres - Connemara & Árann Dolores Hamill
Ionad an Muinteoirí, Conamara & Árainn, Fch 045-530200
Muintearas, Tír an Fhia, Leitir Móir, Co. na Gail- kec.ias@eircom.net
limhe.
Nóirín Bhreathnach
Education Support Centres - Kilkenny
091 551145 087 7916876
Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny
ionadmuinteoiriconamaraarainn@eircom.net
Paul Fields
056 7760200
Education Support Centres - Cork
kecdir@eircom.net; kecsec@eircom.net
Cork Education Support Centre, The Rectory,
Western Rd., Cork.
Education Support Centres - Limerick
James Mulcahy
Parkway Shopping Centre, Limerick
021 4255600
Fiona Shanley
office@cesc.ie
061 312360
info@lec.ie
Education Support Centres - Donegal
Floors 2 & 3, Pier 1, Donegal Town
Education Support Centres - Mayo
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Westport Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Denis O’Boyle
094 9020700
mayoedcent@eircom.net
Education Support Centres - Monaghan
Knockaconny, Armagh Road, Monaghan, Co.
Monaghan
Jimmy McGeough
047 74000
info@metc.ie
Education Support Centres - Navan
Navan Education Centre, Athlumney, Navan
Joan Shankey
046 9067040
director@ecnavan.ie
Education Support Centres - Sligo
Ballinode, Sligo
Mary Hough
071 9138700
maryhough@esligo.ie
Education Support Centres - Tarbert
Comprehensive School, Tarbert, Co Kerry
Padraig O Conchubhair/Catherine Ferris
087-2167949
tarbertecias@tinet.ie
Education Support Centres - Tralee
North Campus, Dromtacker, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Caitríona Ní Chullota
066 7121488
edcentretralee@eircom.net
Education Support Centres - Tuam
Chapel Place Chapel Lane Tuam
Mary Comer
093 25877
tuamedcentre@eircom.net
Education Support Centres - Waterford
Waterford Teachers Centre, Newtown Rd, Waterford
Harry Knox
051 311000
051-311050
info@wtc.ie
Education Support Centres - West Cork
The Square, Dunmanway, Co. Cork
Mary O’ Donovan
023 56756
directorwcec@eircom.net
Education Support Centres - Wexford
Co. Wexford Education Centre, Milehouse Road,
Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
Helen Kirwan
053 9239100
053 9239124
helen@ecwexford.ie
Higher education and universities
Church of Ireland College of Education
96 Upper Rathmines Road Dublin 6
Tim Keating
01 4970033
01 4971932
tkeatinge@cice.ie
Colaiste Mhuire
Griffith Avenue Dublin 9
Gerry Gordon; Eilish Hurley
01 8057752
01 8335290
gerald@mie.ie
Dublin City University
Admin Building DCU
Joe Maxwell
01 7007070
01 7008444
foi@dcu.ie
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)
143 – 149 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6
Theresa Whelan
01 4027519
01 4027521
foi@dit.ie
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Kill Avenue Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin
Angela Brennan
01 2394947
01 2394700 Shared Fax
angela.brennan@iadt.ie
Froebel College of Education
Sion Hill Blackrock Co, Dublin
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Peter Kenny
01 2112025
01 2880618
peter.kenny@froebel.ie
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
Dublin Rd. Galway
Marie Murphy
091 753161
091 770545
marie.murphy@gmit.ie
Higher Education Authority
Floor 3, Marine House, Clanwilliam Court. Dublin2
Padraic Mellett
01 6612748
01 6610492
pmellett@hea.ie
Institute of Technology Athlone
Dublin Rd. Athlone
Mary Duffy
0906 471807
0906 424417
mduffy@ait.ie
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown Road North, Dublin 15
Cynthia.O’Hea
01 8851000
01 8851001
Cynthia.O’Hea@itb.ie
Institute of Technology Carlow
Kilkenny Road Carlow
Paula Butler
059 9176202
059 9170523
foi@itcarlow.ie
Institute of Technology Cork
Rassa Avenue Bishopstown Cork
Carmel Hayes
021 4326759
021 4326710
chayes@cit.ie
Institute of Technology Dundalk
Dublin Road Dundalk Co. Louth
Loretto Gaughran
042 9381784
042 9333505
loretto.gaughran@dkit.ie
Institute of Technology Letterkenny
Port Road Letterkenny Co.Donegal
Geraldine O’Donnell
074 9186042
074 9186041
geraldine.odonnell@lyit.ie
Institute of Technology Limerick
Moylish Park Limerick
Helen Carney
061 208285
061 208300
helen.carney@lit.ie; foi@lit.ie
Institute of Technology Sligo
Ballinode, Sligo
Marian Hargadon
071 9155388
071 9144606
hargadon.marian@itsligo.ie
Institute of Technology Tallaght
Tallaght Dub 24
Gwen Cassidy
01 4042144
01 4042883
Gwen.Cassidy@it-tallaght.ie; foi@it-tallaght.ie
Institute of Technology Tralee
Tralee Co.Kerry
Brenda Clifford
066 7145694
066 7145648
brenda.clifford@staff.ittralee.ie
Institute of Technology Waterford
Cork Road Waterford
Laura McGibney
051 302608
051 302243
foi@wit.ie
Mary Immaculate College of Education
South Circular Road Limerick
Gary O’ Brien,Elaine Mulqueen
061 204332,061 204511
061 204567
gary.obrien@mic.ul.ie;elaine.mulqueen@mic.
ul.ie
Mater Dei Institute of Education
Clonliffe Road Dublin 3
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Ciarán O Rodaigh
01 8376027
01 8370776
ciaran.orodaigh@materdei.dcu.ie
National College of Art and Design (NCAD)
NCAD Thomas St. Dub 8
Ken Langan
01 6364210
01 6364207
langanken@cad.ie
NUI Galway (UCG)
University Rd. Galway.
Des McSharry; Kate Thornhill
091 524411
091 750546
des.mcsharry@nuigalway.ie;
kate.thornhill@mis.nuigalway.ie
NUI Maynooth
Maynooth Co. Kildare
Ann McKeon
01 7086184
01 7086021
ann.mckeon@nuim.ie
Royal Irish Academy
19 Dawson St, Dublin 2
Sara Whelan
01 6762570
s.whelan@ria.ie
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Westland Row, Dublin 2
Dorothy Shiel
01 6325300
dorothyshiel@riam.ie
Royal College of Surgeons
Freedom of Information Unit
Communications Department
123 St. Stephen’s Green
Dublin 2
Tel: + 353 1 402 8610
Email: foi@rcsi.ie
St Angela’s College
Office of the President, St.Angela’s College Sligo.
Moira Capilitan
071 9195500
071 9144585
mcapilitan@stangelas.nuigalway.ie
St. Catherine’s College of Education for Home
Economics
Sion Hill Blackrock Co.Dublin
Ann Coyne
01 2100204
01 2880532
bursar@dna.ie
St Patrick’s College of Education
St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra Dublin 9
Roisín Purcell
01 8842238
01 8367613
roisín.purcell @spd.dcu.ie; foi@spd.dcu.ie
Tipperary Institute
Nenagh Rd. Thurles
Angela Galvin
0504 28008
0504 28001
agalvin@tippinst.ie
Trinity College/ University of Dublin
Secretary’s Office West Theatre Trinity College
Dublin 2
Sinead MacBride
01 8962154
01 6710037
sinead.macbride@tcd.ie
University College Cork (NUI Cork)
Western Rd Cork
Michael Farrell; Catriona Martin (assistant to FOI
Officer)
021 4903949
021 4903120
mfarrell@sec.ucc.ie; catriona.martin@sec.ucc.ie
University College Dublin (NUI Dublin)
First Floor Library Building UCD, Belfield Dublin 4
Mary Hogan
01 7167175
01 7161162
mary.hogan.@ucd.ie; foi@ucd.ie
University of Limerick
Freedom of Information Unit Room A1-071 University of Limerick
Dr Maria Connolly
061 234393
061 234316
foi@ul.ie
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Civil and Public Sector; and State Agency
/ Body Performance Verification Groups
Civil Service P.V.G.
Lansdowne House Lansdowne Road Dublin 4
Tony Gallagher
01 6045004
01 6682182
cspvg@finance.gov.ie
Education PVG
Marlborough St Dublin 1
Pat Pykett
01 8892082
01 8896560
educ_pvg@education.gov.ie
Health Sector PVG
Hawkins House Dublin 2
Sorcha Murray
01 6354730
01 6354001
sorcha_murray@health.gov.ie
Justice PVG
72-76 Stephens Green Dublin 2
Paddy Duffy
01 6028240
01 6028598
Paddy_J._Duffy@Justice.ie
Local Government Sector PVG
Local Government Management Services Board
Olaf House 35-37 ushers Quay Dublin 8
Chris(Ms) Gavigan
01 6099560
01 6770023
cgavigan@lgmsb.ie
Geography
Counties
The island of Ireland has 32 administrative counties, with 26 in the Republic and six in Northern
Ireland. The country has four provinces, Connacht, Munster, Ulster and Leinster. The capital
city is Dublin. Other major cities include Galway,
Limerick and Cork. In the Republic there are 34
local authorities, known as County or City Councils. The administrative capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast, with Derry the second major city.
County Councils
Connacht
Galway
Galway County Council (091) 509 000
Galway City Council (091) 536 400
Major Towns: Galway City, Athenry, Gort, Ballinasloe, Tuam, Loughrea, Headford, Clifden
Mayo
Mayo County Council (094) 902 4444
Major Towns: Ballina, Westport, Castlebar
Sligo
Sligo County Council (071) 911 1111
Major Town: Sligo
Roscommon
Roscommon County Council (090) 663 7100
Major Town: Roscommon
Leitrim
Leitrim County Council (071) 962 0005
Major town: Carrick-on-Shannon
Munster
Cork
Cork County Council (021) 427 6891
Cork City Council (021) 496 6222
Major Towns Cork City, Mallow, Youghal, Bandon, Bantry, Mitchelstown, Fermoy, Cobh, Carrigaline, Skibereen
Kerry
Kerry County Council (066) 718 3540
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Major Towns Killarney, Kenmare, Tralee
Major Town Carlow
Tipperary
North Tipperary Co Co (067) 31 771
South Tipperary Co Co (052) 613 4455
Major Towns Thurles, Nenagh, Clonmel
Kilkenny
Kilkenny County Council (056) 775 2699
Major Towns Kilkenny City
Waterford
Waterford City Council (051) 309 900
Waterford County Council (058) 22 000
Major Towns Waterford City, Tramore
Clare
Clare County Council (065) 682 1616
Major Towns Ennis, Shannon
Limerick
Limerick City Council (061) 407 100
Limerick County Council (061) 496 0000
Major Towns Limerick City, Adare,
Laois
Laois County Council (057) 866 4000
Major Town Port Laoise
Offaly
Offaly County Council (057) 934 6800
Major Towns Birr, Tullamore, Edenderry
Westmeath
Westmeath County Council (044) 933 2000
Major Towns Mullingar, Athlone
Longford
Longford County Council (043) 334 6231
Major Towns Londford
Leinster
Ulster
Louth
Louth County Council (042) 933 5457
Major Towns Drogheda, Dundalk, Ardee
Donegal
Donegal County Council (074) 972 4400
Major Towns Donegal, Letterkenny
Meath
Meath County Council (046) 909 7000
Major Towns Navan, Dunshaughlin,
Cavan
Cavan County Council (049) 4331799
Major Towns Cavan
Dublin
Dublin City Council (01) 222 2222
Fingal County Council (01) 890 5000
South Dublin County Council (01) 414 9000
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown (01) 205 4700
Major Towns Dublin City, Howth, Skerries
Monaghan
Monaghan County Council (047) 30 500
Major Towns Monaghan
Wicklow
Wicklow County Council (0404) 20 100
Major Towns Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
Wexford
Wexford County Council (053) 917 6500
Major Towns Wexford, Gorey
Kildare
Kildare County Council (045) 980 200
Major Towns Naas, Kildare, Newbridge
Carlow
Carlow County Council (059) 917 0300
Northern Ireland
Antrim, Derry, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Down, Armagh
Motorways and roads
M1 Dublin to Belfast
M2 Dublin to Derry (to Ashbourne)
M3 Dublin to Donegal (to Navan, N3 to
Monaghan)
M4 Dublin to Sligo (to Mullingar, N4 continues to Sligo)
M6 Dublin to Galway
M7 Dublin to Limerick
M8 Dublin to Cork
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M9
M11
M18
M20
M50
Dublin to Waterford
Dublin to Wexford
Limerick to Galway
Limerick to Cork (planned)
Ring around Dublin city
land Reavy (Down); Lakes of Killarney (Kerry);
Key (Roscommon); Lene (Westmeath); MacNean
lower (Fermangh); Mask (Mayo); Melvin (Fermanagh, Leitrim); Nafooey (Galway); Nambrackdarrig (Kerry); Neagh (Ulster); Oughter (Cavan);
Owel (Westmeath); Portmore (Antrim); Ramor
(Cavan); Ree (Longford, Roscommon, WestRivers and Lakes
meath); Sheelin (Westmeath and Cavan); SheevThe longest River in Ireland is the Shannon, er (Westmeath); Sillan (Cavan); Talt (Sligo); Tay
386 km. The three lakes on the Shannon are (Wicklow); Yganavan (Kerry).
Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg. Of
these, Lough Derg is the largest. Other major rivers include the Liffey (Dublin) and the Lee (Cork).
Rivers in the Republic
Annalee; Aughrim ; Avoca; Avonbeg; Avonmore;
Awbeg ;Bandon; Bann (Wexford); Barrow; Blackwater, Cork; Blackwater, Meath; Boyle; Boyne;
Bride; Brosna; Camac; Camcor; Carrowbeg;
Castletown; Cladagh; Clare (via Lough Corrib);
Corrib; Cregg (via Lough Corrib); Dalua; Dargle;
Deel; Derry; Dodder. Doonbeg; Drish; Erkina;
Erne; Eske; Fane; Feale; Fergus; Garavogue;
Goul; Gweebarra; Inny; John’s; Kings; Laune; Lee;
Liffey; Little Brosna; Maigue; Moy; Nore; Owenroe; Poddle; Robe; Roughty; Shannon; Slaney;
Suck; Suir; Swilly; Tar; Tolka; Vartry
Rivers in Northern Ireland
Foyle; Deele; Finn; Reelan; Mourne; Dergie; Roe;
Bann; Main; Blackwater; Dun; Bush; Lagan; Farset; Quoile; Clanrye; Duff
Lakes
The largest lake on the island of Ireland is Lough
Neagh (Ulster) at 388sq kms. The largest lake in
the Republic is Lough Corrib (200 sq kms)
Lake (County)
Allen (Leitrim); Ballysaggart (Tyrone); Bane
(Meath); Beg (Derry, Antrim); Caragh (Kerry);
Carra (Mayo); Carrowmore (Mayo); Clea (Armagh); Cloonee & Inchiquin (Kerry); Conn (Mayo);
Corrib (Galway); Cullin (Mayo); Dan (Wicklow);
Derg (Shannon); Derg (Ulster); Derravaragh
(Westmeath); Dunlewey (Donegal); Enagh (Derry); Ennell (Westmeath); Erne, Uppr & Lwr (Fermanagh); Eske (Donegal); Feeagh (Mayo); Finn
(Donegal); Gara (Sligo); Gill (Sligo); Glenveagh
(Donegal); Gowna (Cavan, Longford); Gur (Limerick); Inisland (Down); Iron (Westmeath); Is-
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